- Date
- September 2, 1966
- Place
- Gustine, CA · GUSTINE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5041VBoeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121099
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2511 66/9/2 GUSTINE CALIF BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1250 TIME - 0630 N5041V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUSTINE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND ENGINE TEARAWAY IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 850 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 240 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- UNAPPROVED BLADES INSTALLED AT PROPELLER OVERHAUL, ONE BLADE FAILED IN SHANK AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5041V
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gustine
N5041VRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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.
Other investigations on N5041V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.