- Date
- July 11, 1983, 20:45 local (Jul 12, 1983, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Webb, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59085Boeing B75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830711034219A
- Case key
- 20748
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
The pilot stated that before flying under wires a bird struck and broke a plastic fuel gauge mounted under the center section of the upper wing. Fuel reportedly sprayed onto the windscreen and the pilots face restricting his forward visibility. In an effort to miss the powerlines the acft was flown into the trees. The accident occurred just prior to beginning a swath run.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59085
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-7128
- Airframe hours
- 5,699
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Texas Crop Dusting & Spraying
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 29, 1983 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- F67 · Grand Prairie, 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,132 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 3,081 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.