- Date
- July 20, 1974
- Place
- Greenville, MS · GREENVILLE, MS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N55374Boeing A75N1N59759Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19740720020102A19740720020101A
- Case key
- 132609
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3011 74/7/20 NR.GREENVILLE,MISS BOEING A75N1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 20000 TIME - 0830 N59759 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 17000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT 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 - 131 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- L DESCENDING TURN.OTR ACFT IN R PULL-UP AFTER COMPLETING SWATH RUN.HEAD-ON COLLISION.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3011 74/7/20 NR.GREENVILLE MISS BOEING A75N1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N55374 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 3200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 800 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT 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 - 131 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- BOTH ACFT SPRAYING SAME FLD.12HRS PLT TIME IN LAST 24.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N55374
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Duster Strip
- Registration
- N59759
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Duster Strip
N59759Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
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