- Date
- June 8, 1970
- Place
- Leesburg, GA · LEESBURG, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7725VAero Comdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2565 70/6/8 LEESBURG,GA AERO COMDR A-9B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N7725V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 34, 1281 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEESBURG,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 50 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DRG FLT UNDER PWR LINE L WING TIP HIT TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7725V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7725VRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 1971 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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