Piper PA-25 N7317Z
2 July 1973 · Bay City, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1973 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N7317Z, operated by Bay Crop Aerie, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bay City, Michigan, 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 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bay City, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N7317Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bay Crop Aerie
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1602
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
ACFT ON FERRY FLT.LNDD IN A POTATOE FLD.NR 3 PISTON FAILED IN THE LWR OIL WIPER RING GROOVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Wharton, Texas, United States | Agway Services | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Meade, Kansas, United States | Bringham Fly S | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Salix, Iowa, United States | James P Welte | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Bairdstown, Georgia, United States | West Memphis A | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Parksley, Virginia, United States | Beilers Crop S | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Trinity, Alabama, United States | Tennessee Vall | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,925 records for this type
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