- Date
- June 9, 1968
- Place
- Santa Anna, TX · SANTA ANNA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8263HCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115037
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1699 68/6/9 SANTA ANNA,TEX CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1657 TIME - 0930 N8263H PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 570 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - MESQUITE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- PILOT REPORTED DOWN DRAFT CAUSED ACFT TO DROP ON TAKE OFF FROM SOD STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8263H
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8263HRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Callair A-9Airframe modelCallair A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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