- Date
- May 26, 1972
- Place
- Mt.Lake, MN · MT.LAKE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7756VAero Comdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0577 72/5/26 MT.LAKE,MINN AERO COMDR A-9B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 323 TIME - 0600 N7756V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINDOM,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1430 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CRASHED IN VERTICAL ATTITUDE.PLTS FIRST YR AS AERIAL APPLICATOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7756V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7756VRegistration cancelled May 25, 1973 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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