- Date
- September 27, 1974
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N16GCBoeing A-75
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740927033009A
- Case key
- 140986
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3316 74/9/27 NR.BAKERSFIELD,CALIF BOEING A-75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N16GC PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 28, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1600 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUENA VISTA STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16GC
- Reported as
- Boeing A-75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buena Vista Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.