FTW66F0060

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing D75N1 · Progresso, TX · May 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1965
Place
Progresso, TX · PROGRESSO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N61WBoeing D75N1
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177882

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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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3-1304  65/5/21    PROGRESSO TEX       BOEING D75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1812
        TIME - 1520                    N61W                PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 690 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  65
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT BOEING A-75 N2563C SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N61W
Reported as
Boeing D75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Norman

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