- Date
- July 26, 1978
- Place
- Drew, MS · DREW, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2938WWeatherly 201B
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780726020219A
- Case key
- 140638
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2057 78/7/26 DREW,MS WEATHERLY 201B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2017 TIME - 0715 N2938W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DREW,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 600 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - 146 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- IMPELLER BLADES DAMAGED BY UNKNOWN FOREIGN OBJECT. WIRE MESH SCREEN MISSING FROM CARB INLET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2938W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N2938W · 1
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