- Date
- September 10, 1969
- Place
- Soledad, CA · SOLEDAD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8053VCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159012
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2722 69/9/10 SOLEDAD,CALIF CESSNA 188 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 2100 TIME - 1100 N8053V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLEDAD,CALIF SOLEDAD,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK TREE ON STEEP SLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8053V
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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