- Date
- February 27, 1979
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6705ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790227003739A
- Case key
- 137391
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0375 79/2/27 MARICOPA,AZ PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1000 N6705Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 47, 1034 TOTAL HOURS, 600 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARCEL BOULAISE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 600 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 1350 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- FOL MOMENTARY LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONT,ACFT STRUCK MT FUEL DRUM.RT LNDG GEAR SHEARED.ACFT NOSE OVR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6705Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marcel Boulaise
N6705ZRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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