- Date
- March 9, 1976
- Place
- Walnut Grove, CA · WALNUT GROVE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7677ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153096
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0591 76/3/9 WALNUT GROVE,CA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N7677Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 53, 15100 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEZIA AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALNUT GROVE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 0 REMARKS- NR 3 PISTON FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7677Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spezia Ag Strip
N7677ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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