- Date
- June 27, 1973
- Place
- Ganado, TX · GANADO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1874APiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730627019379A
- Case key
- 190105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1789 73/6/27 GANADO,TEX PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 360 TIME - 1300 N1874A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA WARD,TEX GANADO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 100 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- WIRES CLUNG TO ACFT.LNDD IN FLD,HIT COW.FLEW 8HRS DAY BFR,UP MIDNITE WASHNG ACFT,6HRS DAY OF ACDNT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1874A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1874ARegistration cancelled Sep 2, 2016 · Piper PA-18AAirframe modelPiper PA-18AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N1874A · 1
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