- Date
- May 22, 1971
- Place
- Lind, WA · LIND, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4722YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161546
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1670 71/5/22 LIND,WASH PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 5000 TIME - 0545 N4722Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIND,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4722Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4722YRegistered now · Piper PA-25-260Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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