SEA70D0007

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Pasco, WA · June 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1969
Place
Pasco, WA · PASCO, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6263ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176152

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1944  69/6/11    PASCO,WASH          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1997
        TIME - 0430                    N6263Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED OVER RUTS ON AG STRIP CAUSING ACFT TO SLIDE AND HIT WATER PIPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6263Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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