- Date
- April 30, 1968
- Place
- Port Acres, TX · PORT ACRES, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4570NBoeing E75
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1175 68/4/30 PORT ACRES,TEX BOEING E75 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0815 N4570N PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 58, 20875 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ACRES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 16 REMARKS- SUPERCHARGER BEARING FAILED,BLOWER FROZE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4570N
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Acres
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