FTW67F0324

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing E75 · Kapaln, LA · June 28, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1966
Place
Kapaln, LA · KAPALN, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4593NBoeing E75
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122267

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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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3-3666  66/6/28  NR.KAPALN LA          BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 12300
        TIME - 0730                    N4593N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 4500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)                   KIND OF CROP - RICE
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT 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 -  12
                        SWAMPY/WATER
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN FLOODED RICE FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4593N
Reported as
Boeing E75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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