- Date
- June 16, 1968
- Place
- Conlen, TX · CONLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9801YChampion 7GCB
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109917
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2088 68/6/16 CONLEN,TEX CHAMPION 7GCB CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 450 TIME - 1930 N9801Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CONLEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 150 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3600 REMARKS- CRACKED WELD IN REAR TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT RESULTED IN TUBE FAILURE AND LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9801Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Conlen
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