- Date
- July 11, 1974
- Place
- Holdrege, NE · HOLDREGE, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7381ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740711019999A
- Case key
- 128715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1939 74/7/11 HOLDREGE,NEBR PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 2810 TIME - 0600 N7381Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLDREGE,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2810 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - CORN 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 - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- R MAG MISFIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7381Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7381ZRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2021 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N7381Z · 1
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