- Date
- June 27, 1965
- Place
- Sunnyside, WA · SUNNYSIDE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2889PPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1470 65/6/27 NR.SUNNYSIDE WASH PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 725 TIME - 0625 N2889P PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 120 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2889P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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