- Date
- October 24, 1971
- Place
- Donie, TX · DONIE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2915GCallair A-6
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4461 71/10/24 DONIE,TEX CALLAIR A-6 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 311 TIME - 1345 N2915G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DONIE,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 SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2915G
- Reported as
- Callair A-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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