- Date
- August 29, 1972
- Place
- Whitakers, NC · WHITAKERS, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8409VAero Comdr A-9
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1676 72/8/29 WHITAKERS,NC AERO COMDR A-9 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N8409V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 33, 3025 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 240 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TARBORO,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 600 KIND OF OPERATION - ANTI-FROST OPERATIONS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 90 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DRG L CLBG TURN,BANK ANGLE APRX 40-50DEG,L WING TUCKED UNDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8409V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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