Piper PA-25 N7170Z
21 May 1978 · Blythe, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 May 1978 at about 07:00 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N7170Z, operated by Tech Air Appli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Blythe, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blythe, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Duster Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N7170Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tech Air Appli
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Duster Strip → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0872
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
DUSTING MELONS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1978 | Piper PA-25 | Schlater, Mississippi, United States | Jones Flying S | Fatal | - |
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