DIA69F0023

NTSB accident investigation · Callair A-9 · Greenbush, VA · June 28, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1968
Place
Greenbush, VA · GREENBUSH, VA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3585GCallair A-9
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110013

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2207  68/6/28    GREENBUSH,VA        CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46,
        TIME - 1857                    N3585G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT SUFFERED AMNESIA.SPRAYING PARATHION AND SEVIN MIXTURE.TOXIC TESTS ON PLTS BLOOD,NEGATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3585G
Reported as
Callair A-9
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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