- Date
- May 1, 1971
- Place
- Fannett, TX · FANNETT, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3994BBoeing E75
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160293
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0119 71/5/1 FANNETT,TEX BOEING E75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 18930 TIME - 0830 N3994B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 6280 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FANNETT,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- 45 DEG OFF RNWY HDG WHEN STARTING TKOF RUN.HIT N4443N SUBS DMGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3994B
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wingate
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N3994B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MKC85LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairfield, IAA Beech baron departed just prior to N3994B. N3994B was heavily loaded and encountered turblence after lifting off. The acft drifted to the rt until it was over a corn field about 100 ft to the rt of the rwy. The plt tried to correct back to the rwy but the…NTSB FTW70FRA15Accident · 1 fatalClosedDeweyville, TX