- Date
- May 9, 1969
- Place
- Five Points, CA · FIVE POINTS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4760VBoeing 75
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182394
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1159 69/5/9 FIVE POINTS,CALIF BOEING 75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0550 N4760V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 52, 15610 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 290 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT BROKEN IN THRUST NUT THREAD AREA FLUSH AT NOSE CASE. PROP SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4760V
- Reported as
- Boeing 75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4760VRegistered now · Boeing B75N1Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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