- Date
- September 3, 1966
- Place
- Estill, SC · ESTILL, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3574GCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120915
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3443 66/9/3 NR.ESTILL SC CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 8911 TIME - 1115 N3574G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 110 REMARKS- PROPELLER HUB FAILED.PILOT LANDED IN FIELD OF 5 FT.HIGH COTTON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3574G
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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