- Date
- October 18, 1973
- Place
- Post, TX · POST, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4990YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731018035549A
- Case key
- 187786
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4148 73/10/18 NR.POST,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N4990Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 34, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SLATON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FATIGUE CRACK INITIATD AT IMPROPRLY DRILLD RIVT HOLE.EVIDENCE OF OVRHEAT OF SPAR TO STRAIGHTEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4990Y
- 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.