- Date
- March 16, 1969
- Place
- Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65593Stearman B75N1
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0785 69/3/16 BLYTHE,CALIF STEARMAN B75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N65593 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 46, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARGENTS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- CAR ON RD NEXT TO RNWY APCH. PLT DISTRACTED BY OTHER ARPT TRAFFIC. SPRAYING ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65593
- Reported as
- Stearman B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sargents
N65593Registration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Boeing B75N1Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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