- Date
- July 30, 1966
- Place
- Corcoran, CA · CORCORAN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N49286Boeing A75N
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122404
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0658 66/7/30 NR.CORCORAN CALIF BOEING A75N\ CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3121 TIME - 2230 N49286 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2771 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3120 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON 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 -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 195 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- PLT-10 NITE HRS.,0 NITE CROP CONTROL. EXPERIENCED POSIT. DISORIENTATION IN 3RD PROCEDURE TURNARND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49286
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N49286Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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