- Date
- October 18, 1973
- Place
- Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8867QAero Comdr S-2R
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731018034339A
- Case key
- 188318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3118 73/10/18 WACO,TEX AERO COMDR S-2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 9000 TIME - 1500 N8867Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LANKFORT FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WACO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) 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-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 2ND FLT,PLT THOUGHT WIND EITHER CHANGED DIRECTION OR QUIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8867Q
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lankfort Farm
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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.