- Date
- April 24, 1971
- Place
- Maxie, LA · MAXIE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N97987Boeing E75
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160834
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1445 71/4/24 MAXIE,LA BOEING E75 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6300 TIME - 1825 N97987 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWSONS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAXIE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6300 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE 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 -SWAMPY/WATER ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 35 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND REMARKS- FLYING UNDER TV TOWER GUY WIRES,HIT STATIC WIRE OF PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97987
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lawsons Strip
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