DEN80FTM39

NTSB accident investigation · Weatherly 201 · Delta, UT · September 5, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1980
Place
Delta, UT · DELTA, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9198WWeatherly 201
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800905039509A
Case key
128793

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NTSB brief

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2132   80/9/5    DELTA,UT            WEATHERLY 201       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 5162
        TIME - 0800                    N9198W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 820 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELTA,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3800                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4600                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT STATED FLAGMAN MOVED INTO ACFT PATH.

Aircraft

Registration
N9198W
Reported as
Weatherly 201
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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Other investigations on N9198W · 1

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