- Date
- April 29, 1975
- Place
- Benge, WA · BENGE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6157ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750429012269A
- Case key
- 149095
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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 75/4/29 NR.BENGE,WA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 576 TIME - 0950 N6157Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HONN RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENGE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 200 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1690 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SPRAY PUMP FAILED,LNDED WITH FULL LOAD ON ROUGH & UNEVEN AG STRIP. L GR MOUNT FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6157Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Honn Ranch
N6157ZRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Piper PA-25Airframe modelPiper PA-25Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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