- Date
- June 1, 1968
- Place
- Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109884
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1428 68/6/1 GALVESTON,TEX CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N8371U PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS GEAR COLLAPSED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NOSE GR BROKEN BY STRIKING WATER.FURTHER DAMAGE AND FIRE ON LDG AT SCHOLES FIELD.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2025 68/6/1 BEAUMONT,TEX BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7520 TIME - 0600 N60885 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- WIND CALM,TEMP 72 DEG. 1ST FLIGHT OF DAY.FULL SPRAY LOAD. PLT DID NOT JETTISON LOAD.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N60885
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N60885Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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.
- Registration
- N8371U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N60885 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW85LA121Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolmwood, LAThe acft was 1 of 2 that were being repositioned form 1 ag strip to another. While en route, the flt encountered dense fog & the lead plt initiated a 180 deg turn. During the turn, the 2nd acft (N60885) was about 100 ft in trail of the 1st acft at aprx 150 ft…NTSB FTW77FRD35Accident · No injuriesClosedSulphur, LANTSB FTW77DRD19Accident · No injuriesClosedLaccassine, LANTSB FTW75FRD41Accident · No injuriesClosedIowa, LANTSB FTW66F0665Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNederland, TX