- Date
- March 30, 1972
- Place
- Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N65564Boeing B75
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1107 72/3/30 BRAWLEY,CALIF BOEING B75 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 9000 TIME - 0555 N65564 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCONNELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRAWLEY,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT A GUY WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65564
- Reported as
- Boeing B75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Oconnell
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