- Date
- March 18, 1980
- Place
- Antelope, OR · ANTELOPE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7077ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800318006429A
- Case key
- 131959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0747 80/3/18 ANTELOPE,OR PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1655 N7077Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 30, 1800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANTELOPE,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2500 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT WIRE FENCE WHEN PLT RAN OUT OF RWY ON 1ST TKOF FM 1400FT STRIP.WND GUSTING 15KTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7077Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Farm Strip
N7077ZRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · 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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