- Date
- May 21, 1969
- Place
- Bay City, TX · BAY CITY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51442Boeing A75A1
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178616
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1570 69/5/21 BAY CITY,TEX BOEING A75A1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 15000 TIME - 0930 N51442 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 10500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM SHORT MUDDY PASTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51442
- Reported as
- Boeing A75A1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N51442Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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