- Date
- June 25, 1968
- Place
- Orosi, CA · OROSI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4762VBoeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109897
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2037 68/6/25 OROSI,CALIF BOEING A75 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0420 N4762V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 45, 11793 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 7000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 400 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CHOLINESTERASE RED CELL 0.04. PILOT EXPOSED TO TEPP DAY BEFORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4762V
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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