- Date
- June 21, 1978
- Place
- Carlton, OR · CARLTON, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N41324Piper PA-36
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780621017499A
- Case key
- 141245
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1495 78/6/21 CARLTON,OR PIPER PA-36 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N41324 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 29, 2989 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 90 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWBURG,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- HIT GUY WIRES.SPRAYING VETCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41324
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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