- Date
- August 7, 1964
- Place
- Lydia, SC · LYDIA, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4933HPiper PA11
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181857
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2573 64/8/7 LYDIA SC PIPER PA11 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, TIME - 1700 N4933H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 450 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- POWER LINES WERE OF GREEN COLOR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4933H
- Reported as
- Piper PA11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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