- Date
- June 25, 1966
- Place
- Mettler Sta., CA · METTLER STA., CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N262NBoeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122815
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3050 66/6/25 METTLER STA.CALIF BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 7400 TIME - 0745 N262N PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4400 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- FLAGMAN FAILED TO MOVE FROM SWATH RUN AS INSTRUCTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N262N
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N262NRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2012 · Boeing IB75AAirframe modelBoeing IB75AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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