- Date
- June 21, 1974
- Place
- Walnut Ridge, AR · WALNUT RIDGE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6899ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740621016429A
- Case key
- 126407
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1444 74/6/21 WALNUT RIDGE,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 19000 TIME - 0650 N6899Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 9000 IN DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALNUT RIDGE,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 275 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT COULDNT EVADE FLAGMAN DUE TO LG TREE IN PATH.FLAGMAN WASNT IN PRESCRIBED PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6899Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
N6899ZRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6899Z · 1
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