- Date
- April 8, 1964
- Place
- El Reno, OK · EL RENO, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6983ZPiper PA25
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185013
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0307 64/4/8 EL RENO OKLA PIPER PA25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4750 TIME - 1730 N6983Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PILOT BLINDED IN ONE EYE BY SLIVER FROM SHATTERED WINDSCREEN AFTER STRIKING POWERLINE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6983Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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