- Date
- June 11, 1968
- Place
- Fairview, MT · FAIRVIEW, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5537HPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118633
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3477 68/6/11 FAIRVIEW,MONT PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N5537H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 35, 800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 550 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2400 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- ENTERED 1ST SWATH RUN UNDER A POWER LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5537H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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