- Date
- July 4, 1974
- Place
- Southerland, IA · SOUTHERLAND, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6374ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740704017469A
- Case key
- 128303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1548 74/7/4 NR.SOUTHERLAND,IOWA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1000 TIME - 1830 N6374Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTHERLAND,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 311 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1400 REMARKS- PLT INSTRUCTED DRIVER TO STOP TFC DRG TKOF.ROLLING ENCTRD TRUCK CLOSE PROXIMITY TURNED ACFT OFF RD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6374Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6374ZRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Piper PA-25Airframe modelPiper PA-25Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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