- Date
- August 4, 1976
- Place
- Holdrege, NE · HOLDREGE, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6149ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760804022049A
- Case key
- 155808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2920 76/8/4 HOLDREGE,NE PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1610 TIME - 2045 N6149Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLSON FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLDREGE,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER REMARKS- WET PAPER AIR INTAKE FILTER P/N 460632.ACFT SLID ACROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH. CROP OBSERVATION FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6149Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Olson Farm Strip
N6149ZRegistration cancelled Dec 23, 2008 · Piper PA-25Airframe modelPiper PA-25Engine modelLycoming O-320-A2B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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