CHI75DEP16

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Friendship, WI · August 17, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1974
Place
Friendship, WI · FRIENDSHIP, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N61836Boeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740817027419A
Case key
134529

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2352  74/8/17    FRIENDSHIP,WIS      BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3637
        TIME - 1105                    N61836              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLOMA,WIS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3637                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1250                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N61836
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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