Accident Piper PA-25-235 N6524Z, Thursday 14 September 1972
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Date:Thursday 14 September 1972
Time:09:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-25-235
Owner/operator:Collins Aviation
Registration: N6524Z
MSN: 25-2055
Year of manufacture:1962
Engine model:Lycoming O-540
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Laton, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:Collins Strip, Calif
Destination airport:Local
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
FLARING FOR 3RD RUN STRUCK UNEVEN CROPS.POISON IN BLOOD SYSTEM CAUSE FOR LOSS OF DEPTH PERCEPTION

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: OAK73DVAI8
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 6 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Mar-2020 18:58 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ]

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