FTW71DRA62

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing E75 · Crosby, TX · May 17, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 17, 1971
Place
Crosby, TX · CROSBY, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4936CBoeing E75
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162250

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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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5-0019  71/5/17    CROSBY,TEX          BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2200
        TIME - 1215                    N4936C              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEABURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSBY,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2100                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
        REMARKS- OIL SUMP SCREEN COLLAPSED,PREVENTING OIL PRESS TO PROP.PROP WENT INTO HIGH PITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N4936C
Reported as
Boeing E75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Seaburg

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