- Date
- September 11, 1971
- Place
- Mccrory, AR · MCCRORY, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7640ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1859 71/9/11 MCCRORY,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N7640Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 39, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCCRORY,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 265 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- NO KNOWN WITNESSES. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.192 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7640Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hughes Strip
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