- Date
- October 26, 1979
- Place
- Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8576LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791026029139A
- Case key
- 133417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2564 79/10/26 NR.ABILENE,TX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1501 TIME - 1730 N8576L PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT 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 - 1650 REMARKS- 4 PROP BOLTS SEPARATED & OIL SPLASHED ON WINDSHIELD.WING STRUCK 4 FT POLE DRG PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8576L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8576LRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Piper PA-25-260Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N8576L · 1
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