FTW80FPJ12

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing E75 · Chickasha, OK · March 21, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1980
Place
Chickasha, OK · CHICKASHA, OK
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5188NBoeing E75
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800321016859A
Case key
131917

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0533  80/3/21    CHICKASHA,OK        BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1573
        TIME - 0800                    N5188N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICKASHA,OK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  216                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1300                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Aircraft

Registration
N5188N
Reported as
Boeing E75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chickasha

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Other investigations on N5188N · 2

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