- Date
- August 25, 1973
- Place
- Sheridan Lke, CO · SHERIDAN LKE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55971Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730825027449A
- Case key
- 188932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2954 73/8/25 SHERIDAN LKE,COLO BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 835 TIME - 1055 N55971 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHERIDAN LKE,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 230 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- ROUTINE LDG IN STUBBLE FLD AS A BASE OF OPERNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55971
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag Strip
N55971Registered now · 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.
Other investigations on N55971 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW82DA185Accident · No injuriesFinal reportFabens, TXFollowing a left turn on landing roll the pilot applied the brakes to correct for right drift. The braking action resulted in the aircraft nose over. Investigation revealed no mechanical malfunction or failure.NTSB FTW79DQD12Accident · No injuriesClosedEl Paso, TXNTSB FTW76FQD28Accident · No injuriesClosedFabens, TX