- Date
- June 24, 1975
- Place
- Greensburg, KS · GREENSBURG, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4474YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750624017879A
- Case key
- 149503
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1788 75/6/24 GREENSBURG,KS PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 475 TIME - 0925 N4474Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENSBURG,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 210 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2300 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT MANEUVERING TO START SPRAY RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4474Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Greensburg
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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