- Date
- August 12, 1971
- Place
- Wheeler Rdg, CA · WHEELER RDG, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68994Boeing B75N1
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162729
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3038 71/8/12 WHEELER RDG,CALIF BOEING B75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1530 N68994 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 49, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 15000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION METTLER STAT,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- UN FLY OVR WIRES,ATMTD PARALLEL WIRES,TIGHTENED TURN.STALLED WHEN LOAD JETTISONED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68994
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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