- Date
- June 24, 1972
- Place
- Ferriday, LA · FERRIDAY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8719LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2185 72/6/24 FERRIDAY,LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3500 TIME - 1400 N8719L PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FERRIDAY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 95 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 225 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 45 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 52 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 18K.PLT REPORTED MDT TURBC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8719L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed