- Date
- October 4, 1971
- Place
- Chowchilla, CA · CHOWCHILLA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4806YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3970 71/10/4 CHOWCHILLA,CALIF PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1531 N4806Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 40, 18500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHOWCHILLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHOWCHILLA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4806Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chowchilla
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