SEA66D0166

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Pasco, WA · October 22, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1966
Place
Pasco, WA · PASCO, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6049ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report March 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120448

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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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3-4096  66/10/22   PASCO WASH          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3000
        TIME - 0800                    N6049Z              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- LEFT WING STRUCK SPRINKLER WHEEL.PURPOSE OF FLIGHT-TO FLUSH POISON FROM SPRAY TANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N6049Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.