- Date
- June 24, 1977
- Place
- Torrington, WY · TORRINGTON, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7256CLockheed B-34
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770624019599A
- Case key
- 147072
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1724 77/6/24 TORRINGTON,WY LOCKHEED B-34 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0800 N7256C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 39, 5800 TOTAL HOURS, 610 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRINGTON,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 600 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- O-RING DID NOT RELEASE,DISCS LOCKED.SPRAYING GRASSHOPPERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7256C
- Reported as
- Lockheed B-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrington
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.