- Date
- August 22, 1981
- Place
- Ness City, KS · NESS CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8501LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810822050879A
- Case key
- 124454
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2224 81/8/22 NR.NESS CITY,KS PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2500 TIME - 1030 N8501L PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2380 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2380 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2310 REMARKS- WING TIP STRUCK GND WHILE TURNING TO LND INTO WND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8501L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8501LRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8501L · 1
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