- Date
- June 10, 1968
- Place
- Zurich, MT · ZURICH, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4966HPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109585
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3472 68/6/10 ZURICH,MONT PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 258 TIME - 1000 N4966H PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2400 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW TURN AFTER FINAL SWATH RUN. LANDED NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4966H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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