- Date
- July 24, 1971
- Place
- Stratford, TX · STRATFORD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4434ZPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162390
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2726 71/7/24 STRATFORD,TEX PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 527 TIME - 1500 N4434Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STRATFORD,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 264 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 COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT REMARKS- DRG TKOF FROM ROAD RAN OVR BEER CAN,TIRE PUNCTURED.UN CTL ACFT DUE FLAT TIRE.SPRAYING MILO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4434Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4434ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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