- Date
- July 5, 1969
- Place
- Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N65373Boeing B75N1
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165979
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3070 69/7/5 MCALLEN,TEX BOEING B75N1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, TIME - 0730 N65373 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 600 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCALLEN,TEX MCALLEN,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 200 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 95 MG PERCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65373
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miller
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