- Date
- August 12, 1967
- Place
- Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6487ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114805
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4604 67/8/12 DAVIS,CALIF PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0510 N6487Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 47, 16340 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6487Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- University
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