- Date
- June 6, 1969
- Place
- Breckenridge, MN · BRECKENRIDGE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N84432Aeronca 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2397 69/6/6 BRECKENRIDGE,MINN AERONCA 7EC CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 509 TIME - 2020 N84432 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRECKENRIDGE,MINN BRECKENRIDGE,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 150 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY REMARKS- T/O FROM ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84432
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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