- Date
- March 27, 1967
- Place
- Dumas, TX · DUMAS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9890YChampion 7GCBA
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117403
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1021 67/3/27 DUMAS,TEX CHAMPION 7GCBA CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1915 N9890Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 40, 7064 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1250 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1450 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3620 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9890Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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