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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Brockway, MT · May 21, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1977
Place
Brockway, MT · BROCKWAY, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7312ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770521011839A
Case key
158211

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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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3-1133  77/5/21    BROCKWAY,MT         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 271
        TIME - 0800                    N7312Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAGLAND RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROCKWAY,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   20                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - 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 -  2700
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED DURING TURN TO FINAL APPROACH.

Aircraft

Registration
N7312Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hagland Ranch

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Other investigations on N7312Z · 2

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