- Date
- August 7, 1970
- Place
- Quitman, MS · QUITMAN, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4462YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107139
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3551 70/8/7 QUITMAN,MISS PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1500 TIME - 1100 N4462Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERIDIAN,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 750 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- LNDD IN PASTURE,APRX 1200FT LONG.PWR LINES,FENCE S,WIND FRM S,ELECTED TO FLY UNDER PWR LINES,TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4462Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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