- Date
- June 16, 1967
- Place
- Algona, IA · ALGONA, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9978CCallair A-5
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116864
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0440 67/6/16 ALGONA,IOWA CALLAIR A-5 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 600 TIME - 1500 N9978C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALGONA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1 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 - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9978C
- Reported as
- Callair A-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Algona
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