- Date
- May 2, 1970
- Place
- Snyder, NE · SNYDER, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6455ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130757
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2158 70/5/2 SNYDER,NEBR PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N6455Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 35, 488 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 16 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SNYDER,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 16 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- CROSS-WIND T/O FRM ROAD TO SPRAY WEEDS.DRIFTED INTO TELFON WIRES 15-20FT FRM,PARALLEL TO ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6455Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6455ZRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Piper PA-25Airframe modelPiper PA-25Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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