- Date
- May 21, 1982, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Northwood, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N65501Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820521020199A
- Case key
- 72049
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was on a flight to practice aerial application. This was his first flight in this make and model of aircraft. While making a practice run over an open field with water in the chemical tanks, the left main gear contacted the ground damaging the strut. The pilot returned to the airport, but during the landing, the left main gear collapsed. Subsequently, the aircraft ground looped, then flipped over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65501
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-3132
- Airframe hours
- 4,378
- Engine
- Jacobs L4-R755-7, 245 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Vince S Burras
- Registered owner
- Vince S Burras
- Departed
- 3ND0 · Northwood, ND
- Destination
- 3ND0 · Northwood, ND
- Airport
- 3ND0 · Vince Airport, runway 8, 2,300 × 0 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 1 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.