- Date
- May 20, 1972
- Place
- Athens, TN · ATHENS, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7091ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167116
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1788 72/5/20 ATHENS,TENN PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 521 TIME - 1410 N7091Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATHENS,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CLOVER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 855 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 1ST AG FLT,1ST RUN.TERRAIN SLOPES 8-10DEG.MADE RUN UPSLOPE,HIT WIRES UPSLOPE END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7091Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mcminn County
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