- Date
- September 6, 1979
- Place
- White Castle, LA · WHITE CASTLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7759ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790906023229A
- Case key
- 133926
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2194 79/9/6 WHITE CASTLE,LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2343 TIME - 1530 N7759Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 911 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE CASTLE CO-O DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITE CASTLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1934 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - 56 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7759Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- White Castle Co-O
N7759ZRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2012 · 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 N7759Z · 2
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NTSB FTW86FPA27Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportMarlin, TXThe plt reported the eng quit during a right turn after takeoff at an alt of aprx 200 ft AGL. The acft crashed in a heavily wooded area aprx 1/4 mile west of the arpt. Cause of the eng failure was not determined.NTSB FTW68F0103Accident · No injuriesClosedBelle Rose, LA