- Date
- July 25, 1964
- Place
- Shoshone, ID · SHOSHONE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7040ZPiper PA25
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182571
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0488 64/7/25 SHOSHONE IDAHO PIPER PA25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5000 TIME - 0600 N7040Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH HAY LOADER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7040Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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