# NTSB NYC70D0119: Champion 7GCB, N8950Y, Homer, NY, June 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1969
- Place: Homer, NY · HOMER, NY
- Location: 42.6372° N, 76.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6372&lon=-76.1854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2868  69/6/12    HOMER,NY            CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 317
        TIME - 1415                    N8950Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   50                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PRO TRN AT END OF FIRST SWATH RUN MADE DNWND INTO APRX 30-35PCT RSG TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8950Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCB
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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