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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Kettleman City,, CA · April 11, 1978

Date
April 11, 1978
Place
Kettleman City,, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8868Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX78DVA34
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total50 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Weed control. Attempting to attract attention of flagger.

As the FAA filed it

WEED CONTROL.ATTEMPTING TO ATTRACT ATTENTION OF FLAGGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.