- Date
- July 24, 1974
- Place
- White Deer, TX · WHITE DEER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2943YCessna 182E
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740724023369A
- Case key
- 132495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1982 74/7/24 NR.WHITE DEER,TEX CESSNA 182E CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1020 N2943Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 39, 4558 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITE DEER,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 20 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM DIRT ROAD.TURNED TO AVOID PWR LINES.INVEST REVEALED NO WIRES THERE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2943Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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