- Date
- July 9, 1969
- Place
- Isabela, PR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6973ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2099 69/7/9 ISABELA,PR PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4290 TIME - 1130 N6973Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1250 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 237 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SPRAYING SUGAR CANE. WIRES HIDDEN BY TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6973Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6973ZRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 1976 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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