- Date
- August 4, 1970
- Place
- Minden, NE · MINDEN, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8580LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116584
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1278 70/8/4 MINDEN,NEBR PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 9000 TIME - 2015 N8580L PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINDEN MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINDEN,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TURN L TO FINAL APCH THEN DSCND.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 121MG PCT.NO FUEL FOUND IN SYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8580L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Minden Municipal
N8580LRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2018 · Piper PA-25-260Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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