- Date
- September 6, 1969
- Place
- Caruthers, CA · CARUTHERS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N562Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156253
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3910 69/9/6 CARUTHERS,CALIF BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N562 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 31, 420 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARUTHERS,CALIF CARUTHERS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - 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 - 225 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N562
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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