MIA67F0194

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Shellman, GA · August 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1966
Place
Shellman, GA · SHELLMAN, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6406ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121690

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2489  66/8/17    SHELLMAN GA         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 613
        TIME - 1130                    N6406Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 192 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSONS STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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

Aircraft

Registration
N6406Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Johnsons Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.