- Date
- July 8, 1970
- Place
- Littlefield, TX · LITTLEFIELD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3568GCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115632
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0835 70/7/8 LITTLEFIELD,TEX CALLAIR A-9 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3700 TIME - 1905 N3568G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIELDTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F BLOWING DUST 97 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 7 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 - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- DENSITY ALT APRX 6500FT,TEMP EST 100 DEG F .ACFT OBSVD TO PULL UP OVR TREES THEN FALL OFF TO LEFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3568G
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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