- Date
- July 25, 1979
- Place
- Paxton, FL · PAXTON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5544XAero Comdr S2R
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790725031109A
- Case key
- 133871
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3776 79/7/25 PAXTON,FL AERO COMDR S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 987 TIME - 1530 N5544X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLIE AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAXTON,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 630 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS 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 - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN CARBURETOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5544X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ellie Ag Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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