- Date
- September 6, 1967
- Place
- Gilmore City, IA · GILMORE CITY, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1134ZFairchild M-62
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113913
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3758 67/9/6 NR.GILMORE CITY,IOWA FAIRCHILD M-62 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N1134Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 47, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - R.STAMPER FARM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 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 - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- LACK OF EXPERIENCE THIS MAKE.ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE WITH TOO HEAVY LOAD FOR RWY LENGTH.WIND CALM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1134Z
- Reported as
- Fairchild M-62
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- R.Stamper Farm
N1134ZRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Fairchild Funk M-62CF-23BAirframe modelFairchild Funk M-62CF-23BEngine modelJacobs R755B series
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