- Date
- October 12, 1975
- Place
- Kettleman City, CA · KETTLEMAN CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68488Boeing B75
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751012033309A
- Case key
- 151249
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3007 75/10/12 NR.KETTLEMAN CITY,CA BOEING B75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4500 TIME - 1330 N68488 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1275 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALYER FARMS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KETTLEMAN CITY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3800 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 300 REMARKS- SWERVED ON LDG,ATTMPTD GO ARND.L WG STRUT HIT SPRAYER,THEN HIT PWR POLE & CANAL.NO BRAKE MALF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68488
- Reported as
- Boeing B75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salyer Farms
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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