- Date
- June 1, 1971
- Place
- Devils Lake, ND · DEVILS LAKE, ND
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4812YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161465
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1747 71/6/1 DEVILS LAKE,N DAK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0800 N4812Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 51, 11000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEVILS LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEVILS LAKE,N DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1450 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4812Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Devils Lake
N4812YRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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