Piper PA-25 N6980Z
15 August 1971 · Clovis, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1971 at about 10:15 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N6980Z, operated by Farmers Aerial, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Clovis, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clovis, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N6980Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Farmers Aerial
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LANDED ON NARROW DIRT ROAD R WING TIP CAUGHT WEEDS VEERED INTO DITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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