- Date
- June 11, 1974
- Place
- Smithville, GA · SMITHVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8031VAero Comdr A-9
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 2008
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740611020499A
- Case key
- 130251
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2194 74/6/11 SMITHVILLE,GA AERO COMDR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1400 TIME - 0725 N8031V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SMITHVILLE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 100 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- RWY-STEEP SLOPE. AT TOP OF SLOPE PLT SAW ACFT THAT LNDD-OPOSITE DIR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8031V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duster Strip
N8031VRegistration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N8031V · 1
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