- Date
- May 6, 1972
- Place
- Osceola, AR · OSCEOLA, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4837YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1622 72/5/6 OSCEOLA,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4000 TIME - 1000 N4837Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSCEOLA,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - 240 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- R BRAKE BLOCK WORN.HIT FARM EQUIP.WEEDING SOYBEANS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4837Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag Strip
N4837YRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N4837Y · 1
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