- Date
- October 14, 1966
- Place
- Palmyra, NC · PALMYRA, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N49647Boeing IB75A
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121228
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2667 66/10/14 PALMYRA NC BOEING IB75A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 11200 TIME - 1600 N49647 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 9000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT 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 - 255 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49647
- Reported as
- Boeing IB75A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N49647Registered now · Boeing IB75AAirframe modelBoeing IB75AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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