- Date
- July 2, 1974
- Place
- Franklin, LA · FRANKLIN, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6946ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740702020989A
- Case key
- 128166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1782 74/7/2 FRANKLIN,LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 401 TIME - 0730 N6946Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKLIN,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 402 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 9 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT HIT WIRE WITH L LNDG GEAR,CRASHED INVERTED AND BURNED IN CANE FIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6946Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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