- Date
- September 12, 1966
- Place
- Quincy, WA · QUINCY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6034ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3879 66/9/12 NR.QUINCY WASH PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N6034Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 29, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- PHEASANT CAME THROUGH PROPELLER.PILOT DUCKED AND INADVERTENTLY LOWERED WING INTO CROP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6034Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage