- Date
- July 18, 1966
- Place
- Newton, KS · NEWTON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53232Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2929 66/7/18 NEWTON KANS BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3779 TIME - 0615 N53232 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2510 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP 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 - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1530 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PIECES OF GASKET BLOCKED CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53232
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N53232Registration cancelled Dec 5, 2001 · Boeing D75N1Airframe modelBoeing D75N1Engine modelContinental W670 series
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Other investigations on N53232 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL95LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFayetteville, GAA malfunction of the carburetor needle valve which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.NTSB ATL92LA128Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStockbridge, GAThe improper compensation for the downwind condition by the pilot in command. A factor in the accident was the improper in flight planning to attempt a downwind landing on the short runway with rising terrain by the pilot in command.NTSB IAD76FIA14Accident · No injuriesClosedFront Royal, VA