MKC79DER55

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Roseau, MN · July 17, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1979
Place
Roseau, MN · ROSEAU, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9750PPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790717021859A
Case key
135126

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1654  79/7/17    ROSEAU,MN           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1500
        TIME - 1430                    N9750P              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSEAU,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       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 USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N9750P
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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