SEA66A0069

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Royal City, WA · June 20, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1966
Place
Royal City, WA · ROYAL CITY, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6807ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report February 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171585

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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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2-0508  66/6/20    ROYAL CITY WASH     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 825
        TIME - 0650                    N6807Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROYAL CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1400                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- FLAGMAN,AGE 77,STARTED NEXT POST THEN STOPPED PLT DIR ATTN TO WIRE HAZARDS AFTER MAN STARTED MOVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6807Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Royal City

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