OAK70D0060

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Sacramento, CA · July 8, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1969
Place
Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N56914Boeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166042

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3076   69/7/8    SACRAMENTO,CALIF    BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 9200
        TIME - 0500                    N56914              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 8500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CALIF            SACRAMENTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  25                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- FLAGMAN FAILED TO MOVE AWAY FROM PATH OF ACFT STARTING SWATH RUN.

Aircraft

Registration
N56914
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Sacramento

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