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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA25 · Screvin, GA · July 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1964
Place
Screvin, GA · SCREVIN, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6776ZPiper PA25
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182769

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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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3-2166  64/7/22    SCREVIN GA          PIPER PA25          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5000
        TIME - 0930                    N6776Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 359 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N6776Z
Reported as
Piper PA25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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