- Date
- July 1, 1970
- Place
- Harper, KS · HARPER, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4611YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2803 70/7/1 HARPER,KANS PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0700 N4611Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 43, 11000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANTHONY,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2600 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE 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 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STALLED FROM TIGHT LOW TURN. PLT POSSIBLY DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER ACFT ABOVE HIM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4611Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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