- Date
- July 25, 1970
- Place
- Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9013HBoeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115764
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0873 70/7/25 CLARKSDALE,MISS BOEING A75N1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 8000 TIME - 1345 N9013H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLETCHER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKSDALE,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 175 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- STRUCK STATIC WIRE ABOVE POWER LINES ON PULL UP FROM FINAL RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9013H
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fletcher
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