- Date
- July 17, 1976
- Place
- Gilbert, LA · GILBERT, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4704YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760717020149A
- Case key
- 154461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1722 76/7/17 GILBERT,LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1538 TIME - 1730 N4704Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1270 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GILBERT LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH 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 - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 86 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4704Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gilbert
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4704Y · 3
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