- Date
- August 3, 1973
- Place
- Garden City, KS · GARDEN CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N57606Fairchild M62C
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730803021519A
- Case key
- 189678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1721 73/8/3 GARDEN CITY,KANS FAIRCHILD M62C CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0800 N57606 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 37, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARDEN CITY,KANS HOLCOMB,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2890 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PROP WAS NOT LOCATED,EXAM OF ENG CRANKSHAFT SPLINE REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57606
- Reported as
- Fairchild M62C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N57606Registration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A)Airframe modelFairchild M-62C(PT-23A)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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