- Date
- August 20, 1983, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tracy, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4756VBoeing E75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830820047229A
- Case key
- 23844
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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
While on a flt to dispense orthene, a fill line began leaking into the cockpit. After dispensing the load & while returning to the landing area at about 30 ft AGL, the plt reached below the seat to check the leak. While he was bending over to locate the leak, the acft flew into a bean field. He stated that before he looked back out of the acft, the right wing caught the bean vines & pulled the plane into the field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4756V
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-5102
- Airframe hours
- 11,657
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Trinkle And Boys
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 1983 · 3 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total · 2,100 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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