- Date
- October 13, 1973
- Place
- Plains, KS · PLAINS, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N75847Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187870
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3778 73/10/13 PLAINS,KANS BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N75847 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 33, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINS MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINS,KANS PREMONT,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BLADE FROM SPRAY PUMP FAILED DAMAGED GASCOLATOR RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.STANDING MILO CROPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75847
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plains Mun
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