- Date
- April 21, 1969
- Place
- El Mirage, AZ · EL MIRAGE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6203Travelair 4000
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190189
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1230 69/4/21 EL MIRAGE,ARIZ TRAVELAIR 4000 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 10825 TIME - 1100 N6203 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR HAVEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN ENGINE TEARAWAY IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 - 1000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PROP BLADE SEPARATED AT HUB BLADE CLAMP. ACFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6203
- Reported as
- Travelair 4000
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Air Haven
N6203Registered now · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000Airframe modelCurtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000Engine modelLycoming R680-4P-B4
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