- Date
- July 6, 1969
- Place
- Elfrida, AZ · ELFRIDA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7613ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2190 69/7/6 ELFRIDA,ARIZ PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 10000 TIME - 0615 N7613Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 - 4100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- HIT 20 FT CONCRETE STANDPIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7613Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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