- Date
- April 20, 1965
- Place
- Delano, CA · DELANO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N64037Boeing B-75
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0734 65/4/20 NR.DELANO CALIF BOEING B-75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N64037 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 29, 1500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 900 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 900 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAPES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 315 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64037
- Reported as
- Boeing B-75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N64037Registered now · Boeing B75N1Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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