- Date
- July 31, 1979
- Place
- Pearsall, TX · PEARSALL, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8630LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790731016889A
- Case key
- 135138
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1689 79/7/31 PEARSALL,TX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7514 TIME - 1900 N8630L PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AG SUPPLIES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEVINE,TX PEARSALL,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 95 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- BRAKE MASTER CYL BY-PASSED FLUID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8630L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag Supplies
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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.