- Date
- April 30, 1974
- Place
- Hemingford, NE · HEMINGFORD, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6340ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740430014349A
- Case key
- 186299
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0894 74/4/30 HEMINGFORD,NEBR PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 5377 TIME - 1110 N6340Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEMINGFORD,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 59 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 4000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- ACFT CTCTD GND IN ABT LVL ATTITUDE,LNDG GR AND SPRAY CARRIAGE DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6340Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6340ZRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2017 · Piper PA-25Airframe modelPiper PA-25Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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