- Date
- June 6, 1970
- Place
- Lindsay, MT · LINDSAY, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6483ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124433
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2457 70/6/6 LINDSAY,MONT PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1200 TIME - 0705 N6483Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINDSAY,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 590 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING REMARKS- LNDD ON COUNTRY ROAD TO RE-LOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6483Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6483ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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