- Date
- May 29, 1973
- Place
- Banner, OK · BANNER, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6071ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730529013499A
- Case key
- 190377
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1414 73/5/29 BANNER,OKLA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1085 TIME - 1700 N6071Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CIMARRON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BANNER,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOTS ATTENTION DIVERTED BY LOCATION OF SPRAY PRESSURE GAGE IN LOWER COCKPIT.HIT WHEAT THEN GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6071Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cimarron
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.