- Date
- April 27, 1982, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chapell Hill, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1774BBoeing A75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820427011949A
- Case key
- 70194
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a pull-up from a swath run, the right wing of the aircraft struck the top of a 45 ft pecan tree. The lower right wing tip separated, and the aircraft rolled inverted and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1774B
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11742
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Don Rose
- Registered owner
- Don Rose
- Departed
- Chapell Hill, TX
- Destination
- Chapell Hill, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,180 total · 60 in this make and model · 1,180 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1774B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.