Plane Crash List

Piper PA-25 N6400Z

5 August 1987 · Lubbock, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 August 1987 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N6400Z, operated by Emmett RAY Everitt, was involved in an accident near Lubbock, Texas, 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 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Lubbock International (LBB)
Coordinates
33.5892, -101.8491
Aircraft
Piper PA-25
Registration
N6400Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Emmett RAY Everitt
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Idalou → Lubbock
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW87DQG02

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

THE TOE OF THE PILOTS LEFT BOOT WAS RUBBING ON THE DISPENSING HOPPER WHICH RESTRICTED APPLICATION OF RUDDER AND BRAKE. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN EXITING THE RUNWAY AND THE RESULTANT COLLISION WITH A SIGN. THE FIBERGLASS HOPPER HAD DEEP ABRASIONS JUST FORWARD AND ABOVE BOTH RUDDER PEDALS FROM THE TOES OF BOTH BOOTS RUBBING IN THE CONFINED AREA..

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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