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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Corcoran, CA · January 4, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1973
Place
Corcoran, CA · CORCORAN, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N4684YPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730104000179A
Case key
169705

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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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3-0147   73/1/4    CORCORAN,CALIF      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3100
        TIME - 1250                    N4684Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORCORAN,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
        REMARKS- ACFT LOADER MAN WALKED AROUND TRUCK AND INTO THE PROPELLER.

Aircraft

Registration
N4684Y
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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Other investigations on N4684Y · 1

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