- Date
- April 6, 1973
- Place
- Poplar Bluff, MO · POPLAR BLUFF, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N49954Piper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730406007449A
- Case key
- 170277
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0730 73/4/6 POPLAR BLUFF,MO PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1174 TIME - 1200 N49954 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 890 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROSLEY,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1174 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 315 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- L PARKING VALVE,HOOF MODEL A77,CRACKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49954
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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