- Date
- April 16, 1965
- Place
- Santa Maria, CA · SANTA MARIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1189CPiper PA18A
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179832
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0150 65/4/16 NR.SANTA MARIA CALIF PIPER PA18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0645 N1189C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 36, 7008 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH SIDE AIRPRK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL-NO SUPERVISION OF AERIAL APPLICATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 175 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- FARM WORKER STRUCK DURING SWATH RUN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1189C
- Reported as
- Piper PA18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Side Airprk
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