LAX68F0353

NTSB accident investigation · Travel Air 4000 · Glendale, AZ · March 2, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 2, 1968
Place
Glendale, AZ · GLENDALE, AZ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4421Travel Air 4000
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111578

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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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3-4927   68/3/2    GLENDALE,ARIZ       TRAVEL AIR 4000     CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 11000
        TIME - 1134                    N4421               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 7000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,ARIZ               GLENDALE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT

Aircraft

Registration
N4421
Reported as
Travel Air 4000
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fram

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