- Date
- April 11, 1967
- Place
- Ganado, TX · GANADO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4861NBoeing AN75
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0144 67/4/11 GANADO,TEX BOEING AN75 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1000 TIME - 0630 N4861N PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALAWAY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 90 REMARKS- STRUCK POWERLINE 35 FT HIGH APPROX 240 FT OUT FROM BOUNDARY OF FIELD TO BE SPRAYED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4861N
- Reported as
- Boeing AN75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Calaway
N4861NRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Boeing B75N1Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelContinental R670-SERIES series
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