- Date
- August 17, 1973
- Place
- Edwards, MS · EDWARDS, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7691VAero Comdr A9-B
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730817023109A
- Case key
- 188804
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3665 73/8/17 EDWARDS,MISS AERO COMDR A9-B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 8208 TIME - 1400 N7691V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDWARDS,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 240 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY RIGHT FULL.PLT DID NOT SWITCH FUEL TANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7691V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A9-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7691VRegistration cancelled May 21, 1991 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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Other investigations on N7691V · 1
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