- Date
- July 23, 1970
- Place
- Anton, TX · ANTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7104ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109977
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3132 70/7/23 ANTON,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2800 TIME - 1400 N7104Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- LDG ON ROAD AFTER SECOND LOAD. MISUSED BRAKES. PLT HAD NOT FLOWN TYPE ACFT FOR SOME TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7104Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7104ZRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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