- Date
- June 4, 1980
- Place
- Sequim, WA · SEQUIM, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7763ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800604018469A
- Case key
- 130520
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1953 80/6/4 SEQUIM,WA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1665 TIME - 0730 N7763Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEQUIM,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7763Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7763ZRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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