- Date
- October 22, 1964
- Place
- Elmira, CA · ELMIRA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6630ZPiper PA25
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3291 64/10/22 ELMIRA CALIF PIPER PA25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5500 TIME - 1530 N6630Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - Z TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 62 REMARKS- BOTH LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUTS FAILED AT LOWER ATTACH FITTINGS. AD NOT COMPLIED WITH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6630Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Z
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