- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Place
- Wellton, AZ · WELLTON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1263NStearman E75
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730901030249A
- Case key
- 187934
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3748 73/9/1 WELLTON,ARIZ STEARMAN E75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 6000 TIME - 1015 N1263N PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TEXAS HILL STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEXAS HILL STRIP WELLTON,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 400 REMARKS- LANDED ON NARROW DIRT ROAD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1263N
- Reported as
- Stearman E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Texas Hill Strip
N1263NRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2013 · Boeing E75Airframe modelBoeing E75Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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