- Date
- June 22, 1973
- Place
- Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6530ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730622016969A
- Case key
- 189905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2437 73/6/22 BELGRADE,MONT PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1800 N6530Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 45, 7800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELGRADE,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 22000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 82 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 70 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 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 - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- DEN ALT 7000FT. 128LBS OVR GROSS WT. ACFT PASSED THRU CORRAL STRIKNG FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6530Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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