- Date
- July 29, 1977
- Place
- Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9989PPiper PA-36
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770729022259A
- Case key
- 146111
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1802 77/7/29 BRAWLEY,CA PIPER PA-36 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 6570 TIME - 0200 N9989P PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 336 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROP DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRAWLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 0 REMARKS- UNABLE TO LIFT-OFF,CONT INTO DITCH. CH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9989P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Crop Duster Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
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