- Date
- May 23, 1974
- Place
- Clay, KY · CLAY, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1068NBoeing E75
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128128
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1831 74/5/23 CLAY,KY BOEING E75 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2217 TIME - 1800 N1068N PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 812 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HENDERSON,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 372 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TELEPHONE WIRE WHICH WAS AT A 40 DEG ANGLE TO A N-S PWR LINE.SPRAY RUN W TO E.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1068N
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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