- Date
- May 19, 1969
- Place
- Elton, LA · ELTON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N47896Boeing D75N1
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177911
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1488 69/5/19 ELTON,LA BOEING D75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1550 N47896 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 50, 24400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5045 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TREME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) 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 - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 45 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINE TOWER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47896
- Reported as
- Boeing D75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Treme
N47896Registration cancelled Nov 16, 2021 · Boeing D75N1Airframe modelBoeing D75N1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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