- Date
- June 14, 1973
- Place
- Monroe, LA · MONROE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8943LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730614016639A
- Case key
- 190404
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1350 73/6/14 MONROE, LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0939 N8943L PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 56, 1600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SELMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROE, LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 79 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GND FIRE DESTROYED FUSELAGE L R WING ASSY.FLD HAD OBSTNS ON ALL SIDES WITH 2 PWR LINES IN THE FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8943L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Selman
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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.