- Date
- July 22, 1972
- Place
- Los Fresnos, TX · LOS FRESNOS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1129ZFunk F-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4121 72/7/22 LOS FRESNOS,TEX FUNK F-23 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1750 TIME - 1430 N1129Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RESCA STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS FRESNOS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1750 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- FUEL LINE BROKE AFTER BEING WORN THROUGH BY RUBBING AGAINST THE ENG COWL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1129Z
- Reported as
- Funk F-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Resca Strip
N1129ZRegistered now · Fairchild Funk M62C F-23AAirframe modelFairchild Funk M62C F-23AEngine modelJacobs L4 /R755-7
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