- Date
- June 26, 1974
- Place
- Allensville, KY · ALLENSVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N268SAeronca 7GCA
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740626022299A
- Case key
- 130257
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2205 74/6/26 ALLENSVILLE,KY AERONCA 7GCA CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 485 TIME - 1805 N268S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALLENSVILLE,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO 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 - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 650 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N268S
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7GCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.