# NTSB FTW66F0057: Funk F-23, N1127Z, Garwood, TX, May 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1965
- Place: Garwood, TX · GARWOOD, TX
- Location: 29.4415° N, 96.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garwood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4415&lon=-96.4134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0057

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0295   65/5/4    GARWOOD TEX         CALLAIR A-5         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 720
        TIME - 0600                    N9982C              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  110                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      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 - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  125                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  90                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- NO ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE WHEN BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATING OVER FIELD AT THE SAME TIME.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0295   65/5/4    GARWOOD TEX         FUNK F-23           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 11000
        TIME - 0600                    N1127Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      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 -  125                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  90                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- PILOT-IN ANGER DELIBRATELY FLEW ABOVE OTHER AIRCRAFT & INTENDED TO SPRAY PILOT OF N9982C
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1127Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1127Z-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 4, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FUNK F-23
- Registry model: [Fairchild Funk M62C F-23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-funk-m62c-f-23a) (registry code 3374004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9982C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9982C-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 237, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-5
- Registry model: [Callair A-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-5) (registry code 1850110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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