SEA74FYA33

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Grandview, ID · May 25, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1974
Place
Grandview, ID · GRANDVIEW, ID
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6602ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740525013979A
Case key
130094

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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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3-2530  74/5/25  NR.GRANDVIEW,ID       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 608
        TIME - 2000                    N6602Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 445 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMPLER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GRANDVIEW,ID                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  450                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SPRAYING ALFALFA.

Aircraft

Registration
N6602Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Simpler Strip

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