- Date
- May 31, 1967
- Place
- Stephen, MN · STEPHEN, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7421ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115726
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3824 67/5/31 NR.STEPHEN,MINN PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1845 N7421Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 30, 500 TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEPHEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE 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 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- PLT INEXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT.ACFT OWNERS DID NOT CHECK PLTS ABILITY BEFORE FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7421Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stephen
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