# NTSB LAX74DUJ10: Travel Air 4000, N359M, Tollison, AZ, July 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1973
- Place: Tollison, AZ · TOLLISON, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2278  73/7/26    TOLLISON,ARIZ       TRAVEL AIR 4000     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1310
        TIME - 0830                    N359M               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLLISON,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  150                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- ADJUSTING SPRAY FLOW VALVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N359M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359M-2018-01-18), registration cancelled 2018-01-18, S/N 1271, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRAVEL AIR 4000
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR L-4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-l-4000) (registry code 2621814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730726023809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730726023809A), Jul 26, 1973: Curtis TRVAIRL4000, Tollison, AZ, Substantial damage. Adjusting spray flow valve.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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