- Date
- July 20, 1965
- Place
- Bosco, LA · BOSCO, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5242NBoeing B75
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177196
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0476 65/7/20 BOSCO LA BOEING B75 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1020 N5242N PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 39, 1304 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 102 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 210 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 70 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5242N
- Reported as
- Boeing B75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5242NRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 1976 · Boeing B75N1Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelContinental W670 series
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