- Date
- January 15, 1970
- Place
- Westmorelnd, CA · WESTMORELND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1786SAero Comdr 600S2D
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0303 70/1/15 WESTMORELND,CALIF AERO COMDR 600S2D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 10500 TIME - 1500 N1786S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 10000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTMORELND,CALIF WESTMORELND,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1786S
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 600S2D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1786SRegistration cancelled Jul 6, 1970 · Aero Commander 600 S-2DAirframe modelAero Commander 600 S-2D
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