- Date
- July 23, 1975
- Place
- Merigold, MS · MERIGOLD, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9478HBoeing B75N1
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750723019089A
- Case key
- 150563
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3114 75/7/23 MERIGOLD,MS BOEING B75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N9478H PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 39, 583 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 146 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DORR FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERIGOLD,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 95 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 202 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 125 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- TURNED & FLEW OVR CONGESTED AREA AFTR LIFT-OFF.STALLED AVOIDING HOUSES,HIT PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9478H
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dorr Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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