- Date
- August 1, 1973
- Place
- Millers Ferry, AL · MILLERS FERRY, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6499ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730801023859A
- Case key
- 188801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3647 73/8/1 MILLERS FERRY,ALA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1510 TIME - 1130 N6499Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COY,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- ENDRIN GUTHION SPRAY.PLT RPTD OVRCOME BY FUMES FM CHEM.NOT WEARING RESPIRATOR OR SPECIAL CLOTHING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6499Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6499ZRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Piper PA-25Airframe modelPiper PA-25Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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