- Date
- October 18, 1974
- Place
- Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53406Boeing IB75A
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741018033909A
- Case key
- 132455
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3183 74/10/18 SHAFTER,CALIF BOEING IB75A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5110 TIME - 1855 N53406 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 4010 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHAFTER,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3500 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- LND NEXT TO UNLTD RWY & HIT HOLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53406
- Reported as
- Boeing IB75A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shafter
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N53406 · 1
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