- Date
- August 7, 1972
- Place
- Van, AR · VAN, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N32886Piper J-5
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167955
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2866 72/8/7 VAN,ARK PIPER J-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1100 TIME - 0645 N32886 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100 KIND OF OPERATION - CHASING BIRDS KIND OF CROP - RICE PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 210 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CHASING BIRDS FM A RICE FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32886
- Reported as
- Piper J-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Strip
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