- Date
- May 13, 1968
- Place
- Merigold, MS · MERIGOLD, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N69389Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110876
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1233 68/5/13 MERIGOLD,MISS BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N69389 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 53, 20000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 15000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIGOLD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- PLT WAS TESTING RNWY CONDITION AFTER HEAVY RAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69389
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merigold
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