- Date
- November 11, 1980
- Place
- White Castle, LA · WHITE CASTLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7053ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801111067849A
- Case key
- 128345
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2948 80/11/11 WHITE CASTLE,LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N7053Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 54, 11921 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE CASTLE FERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITE CASTLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED WHEN THE PLT TURNED TO DWNWND AFTER TKOF.PLT BGN DUMPING LOAD JUST BFR TCHDWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7053Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- White Castle Fert
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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