MIA66F0208

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A-75 · Mattson, MS · August 25, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1965
Place
Mattson, MS · MATTSON, MS
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5820NBoeing A-75
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176036

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2571  65/8/25    MATTSON MISS        BOEING A-75         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5000
        TIME - 0700                    N5820N              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DICKSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  160
        REMARKS- PILOT SUSTAINED BLURRED VISION

Aircraft

Registration
N5820N
Reported as
Boeing A-75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dickson

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.