- Date
- September 27, 1965
- Place
- Tucker, AR · TUCKER, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N50072Boeing PT-13
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175232
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3105 65/9/27 TUCKER ARK BOEING PT-13 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N50072 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 29, 1387 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 225
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50072
- Reported as
- Boeing PT-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N50072Registration cancelled Dec 17, 2014 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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Other investigations on N50072 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA92LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDeland, FLThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.NTSB MIA90LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDaytona Beach, FLThe failure of the pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane to maintain a visual lookout while taxiing.