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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA11 · Sherack, MN · June 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1964
Place
Sherack, MN · SHERACK, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N78678Piper PA11
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182861

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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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3-1819  64/6/26    SHERACK MINN        PIPER PA11          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 315
        TIME - 1130                    N78678              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    6                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  800

Aircraft

Registration
N78678
Reported as
Piper PA11
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage