- Date
- April 27, 1970
- Place
- St.Joseph, LA · ST.JOSEPH, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4943YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140827
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0536 70/4/27 ST.JOSEPH,LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1470 TIME - 0945 N4943Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KEAHEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.JOSEPH,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASHED INTO PARKED PA-25,N8510L,SUBSTL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4943Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Keahey
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