- Date
- June 2, 1968
- Place
- Alamo, TX · ALAMO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6094Travel Air 4000
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115031
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1693 68/6/2 ALAMO,TEX TRAVEL AIR 4000 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 510 TIME - 0620 N6094 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN 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-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 60 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- NOSED OVER IN COTTON FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6094
- Reported as
- Travel Air 4000
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6094Registered now · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000Airframe modelCurtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000Engine modelWright WWJ series
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