- Date
- September 2, 1971
- Place
- Edwards, MS · EDWARDS, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3864ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164073
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4148 71/9/2 EDWARDS,MISS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2950 TIME - 1400 N3864Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDWARDS,MISS LOCAL 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) WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 90 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2950 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-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3864Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3864ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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