- Date
- August 25, 1970
- Place
- Napoleonville, LA · NAPOLEONVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1777SAero Cmdr 600S2D
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 192076
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3532 70/8/25 NAPOLEONVILLE,LA AERO CMDR 600S2D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 12000 TIME - 1230 N1777S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSON AVIATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPOLEONVILLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 90 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 40 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- REFUELED,RELOADED ACFT AIRBORNE THEN SETTLED.DNSTY ALT 1800FT.SPRAYING SUGAR CANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1777S
- Reported as
- Aero Cmdr 600S2D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watson Aviation
N1777SRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2008 · Aero Commander 600 S-2DAirframe modelAero Commander 600 S-2DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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