- Date
- August 18, 1969
- Place
- Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N75263Boeing B75N1
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164705
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2557 69/8/18 LAKE CHARLES,LA BOEING B75N1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 10000 TIME - 0820 N75263 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE CHARLES,LA HOLMWOOD,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE 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 -NOT FASTENED 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 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 10 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO FLY UNDER POWER LINES 20 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75263
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N75263 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN10LA340Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalina, KSA partial loss of engine power after takeoff due to thermal damage to three cylinders for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB CEN09CA507Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalina, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go.NTSB FTW73DRD23Accident · No injuriesClosedLacassine, LANTSB FTW71DRD46Accident · No injuriesClosedVinton, LA