- Date
- April 30, 1968
- Place
- Byers, CO · BYERS, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N62394Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110811
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1174 68/4/30 BYERS,COLO BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1070 TIME - 1030 N62394 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 130 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- RT WHEEL STRUCK SOFT DIRT LNDG ON FARM ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62394
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N62394Registration cancelled Feb 6, 2026 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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Other investigations on N62394 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN25LA025Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDenton, TXThe partial loss of engine power during the initial climb and the pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the forced landing with a tailwind.NTSB SEA77DYK16Accident · No injuriesClosedLakeview, ORNTSB FTW75DQG52Accident · No injuriesClosedDougherty, TX