- Date
- July 26, 1974
- Place
- Mettler, CA · METTLER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63268Boeing B75N1
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740726021889A
- Case key
- 132559
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1872 74/7/26 METTLER,CALIF BOEING B75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N63268 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 22, 2135 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METTLER STATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION METTLER,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 50 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES 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 - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 490 REMARKS- LND FAST & MISUSED BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63268
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mettler Station
N63268Registered now · Boeing B75N1Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N63268 · 2
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