- Date
- September 1, 1974
- Place
- Plover, WI · PLOVER, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N60334Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740901030999A
- Case key
- 136792
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2789 74/9/1 PLOVER,WIS BOEING A75N1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5150 TIME - 0600 N60334 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1868 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLOVER STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3090 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LINES ABT 50FT HI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60334
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Plover Strip
N60334Registration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.