SEA67F0280

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Roosevelt, WA · March 30, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1967
Place
Roosevelt, WA · ROOSEVELT, WA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7132ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117443

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1058  67/3/30  NR.ROOSEVELT,WASH     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 782
        TIME - 0815                    N7132Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HOPPER EMPTY. SURVEY FLT TO DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY. WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7132Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.