- Date
- November 14, 1967
- Place
- Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4890NBoeing E75
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0985 67/11/14 MOBILE,ALA BOEING E75 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1242 N4890N PX- 0 0 0 TEST 45, 15000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BATES FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- ATTEMPTING TO TEST HOPPER MECHANISM AT LOW ALT. ENG TYPE NOT REPORTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4890N
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bates Field
N4890NRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Boeing E75Airframe modelBoeing E75Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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