- Date
- August 3, 1975
- Place
- St George, MN · ST GEORGE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N85705Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750803023619A
- Case key
- 150643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2689 75/8/3 ST GEORGE,MN AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0700 N85705 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 27, 5039 TOTAL HOURS, 88 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST GEORGE,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 24 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1015 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- ACFT HIT PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85705
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.