- Date
- November 1, 1971
- Place
- Ft Myers, FL · FT MYERS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6976ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3916 71/11/1 FT MYERS,FLA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N6976Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 24, 1400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 612 IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - A AND W GLADS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT MYERS,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 612 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- HIGH,WET GRASS.HIT SIGN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6976Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- A And W Glads
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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 MIA71DKG16Accident · No injuriesClosedHenderson, GANTSB MIA66F0269Accident · No injuriesClosedPinehurst, GA