- Date
- August 20, 1970
- Place
- Widener, AR · WIDENER, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8644LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187561
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3342 70/8/20 WIDENER,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1905 N8644L PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 27, 1793 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 35 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WIDENER,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 570 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 REMARKS- ENG QUIT 1/8MI FRM LDG STRIP,GAGE INDCD APRX 10GALS FUEL RMNG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8644L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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