- Date
- September 27, 1973
- Place
- Jay, FL · JAY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4960YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730927037619A
- Case key
- 187778
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4130 73/9/27 JAY,FLA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1607 TIME - 1700 N4960Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1157 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ODUMS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAY,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1157 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- TAILWHEEL DISASSEMBLED,CLEANED AND REBUILT.POSSIBLE CHEMICAL FERTILIZER CORROSION.FENCE ADJ TO RWY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4960Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Odums Strip
N4960YRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N4960Y · 1
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