- Date
- August 31, 1964
- Place
- Pearsall, TX · PEARSALL, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6662ZPiper PA25
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2715 64/8/31 PEARSALL TEX PIPER PA25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 10300 TIME - 1600 N6662Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6662Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6662ZRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N6662Z · 2
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