DEN65A0076

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A-75N1 · Broomfield, CO · May 31, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1965
Place
Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N64991Boeing A-75N1
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178171

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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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2-0417  65/5/31    BROOMFIELD COLO     BOEING A-75N1       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 800
        TIME - 0630                    N64991              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  275                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  5400                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- FLAGMAN FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF SWATH PATH OF AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N64991
Reported as
Boeing A-75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Jefferson County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.