- Date
- August 1, 1970
- Place
- Henderson, GA · HENDERSON, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6976ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3358 70/8/1 HENDERSON,GA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 3358 TIME - 0830 N6976Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HENDERSON,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 250 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 REMARKS- 1500FT STRIP,HVY LOAD.HIT CORNSTALKS,CARTWHEELED.PEANUTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6976Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N6976Z · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL82DA274Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBaxley, GAPrior to landing, the pilot noticed that the left brake would not pump up. The pilot landed and during the landing rollout the left brake failed completely. The aircraft groundlooped and one landing gear collapsed.NTSB MIA72DKT26Accident · No injuriesClosedFt Myers, FLNTSB MIA66F0269Accident · No injuriesClosedPinehurst, GA