- Date
- May 12, 1973
- Place
- Crowley, LA · CROWLEY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N51440Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730512011339A
- Case key
- 190745
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0989 73/5/12 CROWLEY,LA BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1200 N51440 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 46, 16000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5025 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LARSON FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CROWLEY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- MAIN LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBE FAILED DURING LNDG.ACFT LANDING TO LOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51440
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Larson Farm Strip
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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.