- Date
- July 22, 1974
- Place
- Skippers, VA · SKIPPERS, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2754PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125826
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2115 74/7/22 SKIPPERS,VA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 775 TIME - 0610 N2754P PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 560 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKIPPERS,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 400 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 126 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- HIT POWER LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2754P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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