- Date
- May 8, 1973
- Place
- Lacassine, LA · LACASSINE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N75263Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730508012579A
- Case key
- 190413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1362 73/5/8 LACASSINE,LA BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1624 TIME - 1015 N75263 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WELSH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE CHARLES,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: 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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 17 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- PLT FLEW ACFT 8FT ABOVE GND,R WING HIT SMALL TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75263
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Welsh
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N75263 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN10LA340Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalina, KSA partial loss of engine power after takeoff due to thermal damage to three cylinders for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB CEN09CA507Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalina, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go.NTSB FTW71DRD46Accident · No injuriesClosedVinton, LANTSB FTW70F0141Accident · 1 fatalClosedLake Charles, LA