- Date
- March 9, 1971
- Place
- Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57064Fairchild M-62C
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160529
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1021 71/3/9 CHULA VISTA,CALIF FAIRCHILD M-62C CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N57064 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 38, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHULA VISTA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 650 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- BROKEN PRIMER LINE ON TOP OF FUEL STRAINER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57064
- Reported as
- Fairchild M-62C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N57064Registration cancelled Oct 28, 2014 · Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A)Airframe modelFairchild M-62C(PT-23A)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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