- Date
- May 31, 1974
- Place
- Maryneal, TX · MARYNEAL, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5649XAero Cmdr 600S2R
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740531013319A
- Case key
- 125847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1244 74/5/31 NR.MARYNEAL,TEX AERO CMDR 600S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5435 TIME - 1050 N5649X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARYNEAL,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 60 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 18 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3662 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - MESQUITE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2600 REMARKS- PLT LND ON GRAVEL RD.WND GUSTS TO 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5649X
- Reported as
- Aero Cmdr 600S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N5649X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN90LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSisseton, SDA total loss of power due to fuel starvation. Fuel starvation was caused by a missing fuel valve support clamp and a resultant cracked fuel line. Inadequate maintenance inspections and rough, uneven terrain were contributing factors.NTSB FTW77DPG57Accident · No injuriesClosedBeedeville, AR