- Date
- May 29, 1973
- Place
- Salix, IA · SALIX, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4802YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730529012939A
- Case key
- 190390
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1428 73/5/29 NR.SALIX,IOWA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3040 TIME - 1800 N4802Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALIX,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 11 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 - 1100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH FLAGMAN DRG START OF SWATH RUN.LIMITED EXPERIENCE OF FLAGMAN.SHORT TURN DUE TO BLDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4802Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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