OAK67A0021

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B75 · Farmersvlle, CA · August 9, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 9, 1966
Place
Farmersvlle, CA · FARMERSVLLE, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N67419Boeing B75
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122528

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1121   66/8/9    FARMERSVLLE,CALIF   BOEING B75          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1474
        TIME - 0815                    N67419              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  365                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- IMPAIRED DEPTH PERCEPTION-EXPOSURE TO ARAMITE AND DIBROM. CHOLINESTERASE LEVEL-35 UNITS.

Aircraft

Registration
N67419
Reported as
Boeing B75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.