- Date
- April 12, 1968
- Place
- Mamou, LA · MAMOU, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N55022Stearman A75
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0654 68/4/12 MAMOU,LA STEARMAN A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1800 TIME - 1700 N55022 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN GEAR COLLAPSED IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 0 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- STRUCK LEVEE IN RICE FLD. CONTINUED FLT,FURTHER DAMAGE ON LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55022
- Reported as
- Stearman A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N55022Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental R670-SERIES series
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