- Date
- May 8, 1978
- Place
- Midvale, ID · MIDVALE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6887ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780508009209A
- Case key
- 142354
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1029 78/5/8 MIDVALE,ID PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1212 N6887Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 30, 916 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDVALE,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 2610 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6887Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6887ZRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2005 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N6887Z · 2
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