- Date
- September 9, 1970
- Place
- Gilliam, LA · GILLIAM, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N55762Boeing A75L3
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142621
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3741 70/9/9 GILLIAM,LA BOEING A75L3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1621 TIME - 1330 N55762 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1010 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLIAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GILLIAM,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 56 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 180 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TREE APRX 20FT AGL,CRASHED ABT 1050FT FRM TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55762
- Reported as
- Boeing A75L3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gilliam
N55762Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental R670-SERIES series
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