- Date
- May 25, 1979
- Place
- Watson, MN · WATSON, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6337ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790525011959A
- Case key
- 136206
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1115 79/5/25 WATSON,MN PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 313 TIME - 0701 N6337Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLETON,MN WATSON,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 30 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6337Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6337ZRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · 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 N6337Z · 2
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NTSB MKC88DCQ02Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportChase, KSWitnesses stated they saw the acft spraying a hayfield. They observed the acft strike a powerline as it was making a turn. The pilot stated that his wing clipped the powerline and that the acft went into a flat spin from which he couldn't recover.NTSB FTW81DA060Accident · No injuriesClosedKilgore, TX