- Date
- August 20, 1970
- Place
- Cash, AR · CASH, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4567YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187453
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3341 70/8/20 CASH,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 6400 TIME - 1700 N4567Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASH,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4500 KIND OF OPERATION - CHASING BIRDS KIND OF CROP - RICE PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CHASING BLACKBIRDS.GR,BOOMS CAUGHT TOP OF RICE CROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4567Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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