FTW68F0070

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Barstow, TX · July 7, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1967
Place
Barstow, TX · BARSTOW, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N64812Boeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report October 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118560

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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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2-0501   67/7/7    BARSTOW,TEX         BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 8300
        TIME - 0815                    N64812              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 -  2610                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N64812
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.