NYC67F0274

NTSB accident investigation · Stearman B75 · Seabrook, NJ · September 16, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1966
Place
Seabrook, NJ · SEABROOK, NJ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9040HStearman B75
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121443

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0703  66/9/16    SEABROOK NJ         STEARMAN B75        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2100
        TIME - 1800                    N9040H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEABROOK FARMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2100                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - SPINACH                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT

Aircraft

Registration
N9040H
Reported as
Stearman B75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Seabrook Farms

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.