- Date
- January 20, 1977
- Place
- Forest Grove, OR · FOREST GROVE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9925PPiper PA-36
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770120002379A
- Case key
- 156951
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0241 77/1/20 NR.FOREST GROVE,OR PIPER PA-36 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N9925P PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 34, 5565 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWBERG,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5565 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 -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 REMARKS- FIRST PASS.WHEEL HIT WIRE AT DEPARTURE END OF FIELD,SEPARATED.FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9925P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N9925P · 1
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