- Date
- June 18, 1966
- Place
- Westhope, ND · WESTHOPE, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6189ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171075
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2735 66/6/18 WESTHOPE N DAK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 785 TIME - 0500 N6189Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTHOPE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 150 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 REMARKS- RIGHT LANDING GEAR FITTINGS FAILED,EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER REPAIR AND OLD BREAK WITH ROUNDED SURFACES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6189Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westhope
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