- Date
- July 25, 1983, 05:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tracy, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N61202Boeing IB75A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830725035599A
- Case key
- 23780
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the operator, the pilot lost directional control about 1200 ft down the rwy, lifted off prematurely and was unable to clear trees in an almond orchard at the end ofthe rwy. Initial impact occurred 120 ft north of the rwy centerline.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61202
- Reported as
- Boeing IB75A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-7009
- Airframe hours
- 10,397
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Trinkle & Boys Ag. Flying, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 29, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Airport
- CA54 · 33 Strip, runway 9, 1,600 × 30 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 14,700 total · 13,000 in this make and model · 90 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 280° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SCK, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.