- Date
- August 12, 1971
- Place
- Refugio, TX · REFUGIO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4588YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1454 71/8/12 REFUGIO,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 45420 TIME - 2150 N4588Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2862 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROOKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REFUGIO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING TOWNS KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 54 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NIGHT-DARK,HIT UNLIT RADIO TWR SPRAYING TOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4588Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rooke
N4588YRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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