LAX68D0109

NTSB accident investigation · Stearman PT-17 · Queen Creek, AZ · August 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1967
Place
Queen Creek, AZ · QUEEN CREEK, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1320NStearman PT-17
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115239

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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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3-2819   67/8/7    QUEEN CREEK,ARIZ    STEARMAN PT-17      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 10000
        TIME - 0830                    N1320N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1300                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN

Aircraft

Registration
N1320N
Reported as
Stearman PT-17
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.