| Date: | Friday 18 April 1975 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: | Piper PA-25-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Agricultural S |
| Registration: | N4967Y |
| MSN: | 25-4768 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Knippa, TX -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Destination airport: | Local |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:ACFT TOO HEAVY FOR ZERO WIND COMPONENT.ATTMPTD JETTISON,BUT DIDNT USE OVERRIDE BUTTON.GUSTING 15K.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | FTW75DRG69 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 1 month |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 09-Mar-2020 18:00 |
BEAVERSPOTTER |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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