MIA78FKQ17

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Schlater, MS · June 29, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1978
Place
Schlater, MS · SCHLATER, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7141ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report July 18, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780629013619A
Case key
141216

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1343  78/6/29    SCHLATER,MS         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 10264
        TIME - 0630                    N7141Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 530 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHLATER,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  127                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM

Aircraft

Registration
N7141Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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