- Date
- June 29, 1979
- Place
- Miami, TX · MIAMI, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N40408Martin 404
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790629026109A
- Case key
- 135383
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2140 79/6/29 NR.MIAMI,TX MARTIN 404 CR- 0 1 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0800 N40408 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 52, 15000 TOTAL HOURS, 61 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAMPA,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SPRAYING GRASSHOPPERS ON PASTURE LAND.PLT STATED SPRAY FROM ANOTHER ACFT COLLECTED ON WINDSHIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40408
- Reported as
- Martin 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N40408Registration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Martin 404Airframe modelMartin 404Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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