- Date
- August 6, 1973
- Place
- Trinity, AL · TRINITY, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7432ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730806023579A
- Case key
- 189563
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1941 73/8/6 NR.TRINITY,ALA PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 12000 TIME - 1255 N7432Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DECATUR,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 590 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT A 2 STRAND POWERLINE WHICH BECAME TANGLED ON THE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7432Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N7432Z · 1
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