- Date
- July 17, 1970
- Place
- Long Pond, PA · LONG POND, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5621JCessna AG188
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0928 70/7/17 LONG POND,PA CESSNA AG188 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 899 TIME - 1715 N5621J PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT POCONO,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 154 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PEAS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1850 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DRG 2ND RUN,R WING HIT TREES APRX 35FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5621J
- Reported as
- Cessna AG188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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