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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-2051 68/7/16 CROWS LNDNG,CALIF PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1218
TIME - 0600 N4574Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 314 IN TYPE,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - CROWS LDG NAS
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
SPECIAL DATA
TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 509 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 - INSTALLED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM ROLLING
SPECIAL DATA
SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 90 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 90
VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
REMARKS- PLT OF N4574Y FAILED TO ASSURE FIELD WAS CLEAR OF OTHER ACFT BEFORE STARTING SWATH RUN.
