- Date
- May 23, 1967
- Place
- Upton, WY · UPTON, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6823CGrumman TBM3E
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116780
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0199 67/5/23 UPTON,WYO GRUMMAN TBM3E CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0805 N6823C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 50, 14000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - MESQUITE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4300 HILLY SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT TBM TYPE RATED 5-19-67
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6823C
- Reported as
- Grumman TBM3E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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