- Date
- July 25, 1966
- Place
- Strathmore, CA · STRATHMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N780MCurtiss-Wrt Robin
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122033
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1986 66/7/25 NR.STRATHMORE CALIF CURTISS-WRT ROBIN CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 570 TIME - 0915 N780M PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ECKERT FLD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 427 DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N780M
- Reported as
- Curtiss-Wrt Robin
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eckert Fld
N780MRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Curtiss Wright ROBINAirframe modelCurtiss Wright ROBINEngine modelWright 760A B D E&ET
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