- Date
- July 23, 1966
- Place
- Baconton, GA · BACONTON, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2930GCallair A-6
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121935
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1765 66/7/23 BACONTON GA CALLAIR A-6 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 665 TIME - 0530 N2930G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 150 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - OTHER TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 170 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DUSTING PEANUTS WITH SULPHUR MIXTURE-IGNITED ON STRIKING WIRES.HOPPER MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE ONLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2930G
- Reported as
- Callair A-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2930GRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Callair A-6Airframe modelCallair A-6Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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