- Date
- May 13, 1975
- Place
- New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2887ZPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750513010289A
- Case key
- 148521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0984 75/5/13 NEW BRAUNFELS,TX PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N2887Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 32, 835 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 405 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BRAUNFELS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW BRAUNFELS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING TOWNS KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 650 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY REDUCED PWR WHEN SHUTTING OFF SPRAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2887Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Braunfels
N2887ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2887Z · 2
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NTSB FTW82FQD09Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportSanderson, TXThe pilot was the owner and operator of the aircraft. A search of the FAA airman and medical records revealed no indication of a previous rating. During takeoff, the plane was observed to climb to about 200 to 300 ft AGL, then nose down and crash. There was…NTSB FTW75DRG11Accident · No injuriesClosedFloresville, TX