- Date
- April 28, 1965
- Place
- Pampa, TX · PAMPA, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6626CN.American T 6G
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179276
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0268 65/4/28 PAMPA TEX N.AMERICAN T 6G CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1200 TIME - 1845 N6626C PX- 1 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3275 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN REMARKS- USED VERY STEEP BANKS IN LOW TURNAROUNDS.PROP CUT A WIRE IN SWATH RUN-NOT CAUSATIVE IN ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6626C
- Reported as
- N.American T 6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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