- Date
- September 23, 1971
- Place
- Osceola, AR · OSCEOLA, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8839LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163742
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3748 71/9/23 OSCEOLA,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1050 TIME - 1600 N8839L PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSCEOLA,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 235 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8839L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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