- Date
- August 8, 1966
- Place
- Altus, OK · ALTUS, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5268NBoeing E75N1
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122109
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2059 66/8/8 ALTUS OKLA BOEING E75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 6000 TIME - 0715 N5268N PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED ON SHORT FARM FIELD, LEFT WING STRUCK A TOOL SHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5268N
- Reported as
- Boeing E75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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