- Date
- September 5, 1974
- Place
- Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8284HCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740905032169A
- Case key
- 136761
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2865 74/9/5 NR.AMARILLO,TEX CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0730 N8284H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 34, 7800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEREFORD,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AFTR PROP BLD SPRTD IN FLT,VBRTN CAUSD FUEL LN TO BRK.ACFT LNDD IN FLD.CNSUMD BY FIRE ON GRND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8284H
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N8284H · 1
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