- Date
- April 11, 1978
- Place
- Kettleman City, CA · KETTLEMAN CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8868QAero Comdr S2R
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780411005439A
- Case key
- 142610
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0482 78/4/11 NR.KETTLEMAN CITY,CA AERO COMDR S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N8868Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 42, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KETTLEMAN CITY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- WEED CONTROL.ATTEMPTING TO ATTRACT ATTENTION OF FLAGGER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8868Q
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8868QRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Aero Commander S2RAirframe modelAero Commander S2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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