- Date
- March 5, 1971
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7699VAero Cmdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0052 71/3/5 BELLE GLADE,FLA AERO CMDR A-9B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1727 N7699V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 32, 3387 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 348 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE GLADE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 17 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- FUEL PUMP DRIVE COUPLING SHEARED.TOXICOLOGICAL RPT-ETHYL PARATHION 180PPB,METHYL PARATHION 80PPB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7699V
- Reported as
- Aero Cmdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Belle Glade
N7699VRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2012 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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