- Date
- September 13, 1976
- Place
- Dimmitt, TX · DIMMITT, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6296ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760913030929A
- Case key
- 155269
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2735 76/9/13 DIMMITT,TX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE TIME - 1930 N6296Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION UNK/NR, 1000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DIMMITT,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 3800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- MED CERT - STU PLT CERTIFICATE REVOKED 5/12/76.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6296Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N6296Z · 1
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