- Date
- October 1, 1973
- Place
- Rohwer, AR · ROHWER, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7351ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731001030479A
- Case key
- 188628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2775 73/10/1 ROHWER,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 12000 TIME - 0745 N7351Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROHWER,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 140 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- R WING REAR MOUNT BRACKET AND FRONT SPAR BKN AT MOUNT BRACKET.BOTH BKN PARTS BURNED,BLACK FM HEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7351Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.