- Date
- August 29, 1973
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N261NBoeing E75
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730829027519A
- Case key
- 188959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2814 73/8/29 BAKERSFIELD,CALIF BOEING E75 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 424 TIME - 0610 N261N PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD AIRPK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE KIND OF CROP - COTTON REMARKS- TRAINEE SPRAYING WITH WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N261N
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bakersfield Airpk
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.