- Date
- July 13, 1975
- Place
- Waco, NE · WACO, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6481ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750713021269A
- Case key
- 149968
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2003 75/7/13 WACO,NE PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 750 TIME - 1620 N6481Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THAYER,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 340 KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PRACTICE SPRAYING-FLEW UNDER HIGHLINE DID NOT SEE TELEPHONE LINES BLO PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6481Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6481ZRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 1975 · Piper PA-25Airframe modelPiper PA-25Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6481Z · 2
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