- Date
- May 3, 1967
- Place
- Craigmont, ID · CRAIGMONT, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6542ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117131
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1416 67/5/3 NR.CRAIGMONT, ID PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5000 TIME - 0600 N6542Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3450 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- PROPELLER STRUCK HIGH RISE. ACFT CRASHED IN WHEAT FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6542Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6542ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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