- Date
- June 22, 1981
- Place
- Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5690XAero Comdr S2R
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810622036159A
- Case key
- 125501
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1105 81/6/22 NR.MCALLEN,TX AERO COMDR S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N5690X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 33, 1575 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 54 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCALLEN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 210 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5690X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.