- Date
- August 5, 1971
- Place
- Dumas, AR · DUMAS, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3996BBoeing E75
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162904
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2884 71/8/5 DUMAS,ARK BOEING E75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5352 TIME - 1030 N3996B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4030 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUMAS,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 170 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- 2ND ACFT OF 2 SHIP ELEMENT SPRAYING DOUBLE SWATH.PLT STATED HE GOT INTO PROP WASH OF LEAD ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3996B
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3996BRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 2012 · Boeing E75Airframe modelBoeing E75Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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