LAX66D0277

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 75 · Beawley, CA · March 31, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 31, 1966
Place
Beawley, CA · BEAWLEY, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N56789Boeing 75
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172297

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1199  66/3/31    BEAWLEY CALIF       BOEING 75           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 13719
        TIME - 1600                    N56789              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 13676 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAWLEY MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -*ERROR-INVALID CODE*
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT PIPER PA-28 N1395F SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N56789
Reported as
Boeing 75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brawley Municipal

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.