- Date
- June 22, 1965
- Place
- Watsonville, CA · WATSONVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68942Boeing B-75N1
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178114
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2702 65/6/22 WATSONVILLE CALIF BOEING B-75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7400 TIME - 2000 N68942 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - STRAWBERRIES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68942
- Reported as
- Boeing B-75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N68942Registration cancelled Nov 15, 2016 · Boeing B75N1Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelContinental W670 series
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