LAX77FUK03

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Maricopa, AZ · September 14, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1977
Place
Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N6601ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770914027379A
Case key
145651

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2051  77/9/14    MARICOPA,AZ         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1260
        TIME - 0030                    N6601Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARICOPA,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  700                       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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1250
        REMARKS- LOADER WALKED INTO PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N6601Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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