- Date
- June 7, 1972
- Place
- Weslaco, TX · WESLACO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7675VAero Comdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166603
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0935 72/6/7 WESLACO,TEX AERO COMDR A-9B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1720 TIME - 0930 N7675V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ROSA,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 65 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GR HIT TREE ON 3RD SWATH RUN. WG HIT TREE ON 4TH RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7675V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mid-Valley
N7675VRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 1972 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9
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