- Date
- July 27, 1966
- Place
- N.Rockford, ND · N.ROCKFORD, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4758HPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121313
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3871 66/7/27 N.ROCKFORD N DAK PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N4758H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 28, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN GEAR COLLAPSED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FLAX 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1543 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH ROCK. PILOT WAS MAKING SWATH RUN INTO SUN AND CONCENTRATING ATTENTION ON FLAGMAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4758H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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