- Date
- July 20, 1974
- Place
- Spearman, TX · SPEARMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7223ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740720021589A
- Case key
- 128757
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1894 74/7/20 SPEARMAN,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1918 TIME - 0445 N7223Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1621 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEARMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPEARMAN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1703 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE.ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBC FM DEPARTING ACFT,UN TO CLIMB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7223Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Spearman
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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.