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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA25 · Crescent, OK · April 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 8, 1964
Place
Crescent, OK · CRESCENT, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6475ZPiper PA25
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184663

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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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3-0860   64/4/8    CRESCENT OKLA       PIPER PA25          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 800
        TIME - 1530                    N6475Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  800                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N6475Z
Reported as
Piper PA25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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