LAX72FVA78

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Bakersfield, CA · June 15, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 15, 1972
Place
Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N267NBoeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report February 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167495

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2149  72/6/15    BAKERSFIELD,CALIF   BOEING A75N1        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 900
        TIME - 1023                    N267N               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  850                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  378
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND                             PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN

Aircraft

Registration
N267N
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.