- Date
- April 7, 1970
- Place
- Filmore, CA · FILMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7762VAero Comdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139426
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0170 70/4/7 FILMORE,CALIF AERO COMDR A-9B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 22000 TIME - 1020 N7762V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SESPI RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FILMORE,CALIF FILMORE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- COMPLETE LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7762V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sespi Ranch
N7762VRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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