- Date
- July 12, 1971
- Place
- Lockney, TX · LOCKNEY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8679LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2690 71/7/12 LOCKNEY,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2758 TIME - 1600 N8679L PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINVIEW,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- HOLE IN R EXH STACK HEATED OIL HOSES STARTED FIRE.ACFT LANDED DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8679L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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