- Date
- July 30, 1974
- Place
- Payette, ID · PAYETTE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7503ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740730021979A
- Case key
- 136749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2842 74/7/30 NR.PAYETTE,ID PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2150 N7503Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 46, 14000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 4200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALDWELL,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- STRUCK POLE DURING NIGHT OPNS.CONT FLT TO HOME BASE & LND OK.SEEDING ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7503Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7503ZRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7503Z · 1
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