- Date
- August 4, 1976
- Place
- Henderson, TN · HENDERSON, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4869YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760804023709A
- Case key
- 154961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2178 76/8/4 NR.HENDERSON,TN PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2000 TIME - 1000 N4869Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HENDERSON,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT FUMES IN CABIN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 410 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT SMELLED FUEL FUMES IN COCKPIT SHORTLY THEREAFTER FELT HEAT ON HIS FEET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4869Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.