- Date
- June 7, 1973
- Place
- Olton, TX · OLTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6495LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730607015549A
- Case key
- 190587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1189 73/6/7 OLTON,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 300 TIME - 0930 N6495L PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIGHT FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT PRACTICNG AG OPS SPRAYNG WATER.ACFT OBSVD IN STEEP CLB TURN R INTO VERY TIGHT TURN BFR DSCNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6495L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Light Farm Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.