- Date
- January 4, 1969
- Place
- Castroville, CA · CASTROVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1226VStearman B75N1
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191737
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0393 69/1/4 CASTROVILLE,CALIF STEARMAN B75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 15000 TIME - 1330 N1226V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 7000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- LOOSE MIXTURE JET CONTACTED MIXTURE CONTROL NEEDLE,RESTRICTING FUEL FLOW.T/O FROM DUSTER STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1226V
- Reported as
- Stearman B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1226VRegistration cancelled Oct 12, 2010 · Boeing B75N1Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelContinental W670 series
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