- Date
- May 15, 1971
- Place
- Philip, SD · PHILIP, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7288VCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1639 71/5/15 PHILIP,S DAK CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0720 N7288V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 62, 18000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7955 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHILIP,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND WEATHER FORECAST - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 50 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 120 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- PLT STATED HE ENCNTRD TWISTER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7288V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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