FTW70FRA16

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing E75N1 · Dayton, TX · May 8, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 8, 1970
Place
Dayton, TX · DAYTON, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1389VBoeing E75N1
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
125187

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0290   70/5/8  NR.DAYTON,TEX         BOEING E75N1        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N1389V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 26, 2314 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            585 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOADING STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DAYTON,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  585                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -  90                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- RET TO STRIP BEFORE COMPLETING JOB.WITNESSES SAW ACFT 30 FT AGL,HEARD ENG POP.NO MALFUNCTION FOUND

Aircraft

Registration
N1389V
Reported as
Boeing E75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Loading Strip

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