FTW73FRJ17

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr A-9 · Garland City, AR · September 13, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 13, 1972
Place
Garland City, AR · GARLAND CITY, AR
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8029VAero Comdr A-9
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168211

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3629  72/9/13    GARLAND CITY,ARK    AERO COMDR A-9      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N8029V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 28, 526 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            179 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMS FARM STRIP         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  179                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  350                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- AFTER SWATH RUN PLT FLEW TOWARD RL RD BRIDGE.ACFT ROLLED OVER INTO RIVER.TOXICOL REP INSIGNIFICANT

Aircraft

Registration
N8029V
Reported as
Aero Comdr A-9
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harrison,Ark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.