- Date
- July 31, 1968
- Place
- San Luis Rey, CA · SAN LUIS REY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7412ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109381
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2623 68/7/31 SAN LUIS REY,CAL PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1360 TIME - 0730 N7412Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEANSIDE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 30 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK PHONE WIRE UNDER POWER CABLES, AND CRASHED ON FLAG WOMAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7412Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Oceanside
N7412ZRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2019 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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