- Date
- August 3, 1975
- Place
- Benedict, NE · BENEDICT, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6454ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750803022419A
- Case key
- 149966
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2001 75/8/3 BENEDICT,NE PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0700 N6454Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 22, 500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 34 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUFFMAN PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENEDICT,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 15 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1900 REMARKS- SETTLED BACK AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF.PLT RPTD TOO MUCH LOAD FOR COND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6454Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Huffman Private
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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