- Date
- July 31, 1981
- Place
- Hitchland, TX · HITCHLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3685XAero Comdr S2R
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810731046519A
- Case key
- 124557
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1755 81/7/31 HITCHLAND,TX AERO COMDR S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1100 N3685X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 37, 6810 TOTAL HOURS, 650 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPEARMAN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 850 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 - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- LNDG GEAR STRUCK TALL CLUMP OF JOHNSON GRASS DRG SPRAY PASS UNDER PWR LN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3685X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3685XRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 1992 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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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.