- Date
- May 9, 1975
- Place
- Leroy, LA · LEROY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8787LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750509011479A
- Case key
- 133004
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1147 75/5/9 LEROY,LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4065 TIME - 1430 N8787L PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HORACE VINCENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEROY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 20 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT DID NOT CHECK CONDITION OF STRIP.HIT WATER HOLE HIDDEN BY GRASS.INSUFFICIENT ROOM FOR ABORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8787L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Horace Vincent
N8787LRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · 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 N8787L · 3
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