- Date
- October 19, 1977
- Place
- Anson, TX · ANSON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9733PPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771019033109A
- Case key
- 145335
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3217 77/10/19 ANSON,TX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1273 TIME - 1000 N9733P PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 553 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANSON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH COTTON TRAILER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9733P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9733PRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Piper PA-25-260Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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.
Other investigations on N9733P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DFW08LA013Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHouston, TXThe pilot's failure to properly position the fuel tank selector before takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the non suitable terrain for the forced landing and fuel starvation.NTSB FTW79DPD20Accident · No injuriesClosedAnson, TXNTSB FTW77FPD04Accident · No injuriesClosedAnson, TX