- Date
- August 31, 1970
- Place
- Gonzales, CA · GONZALES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68984Stearman B75
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3595 70/8/31 GONZALES,CALIF STEARMAN B75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0715 N68984 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 25, 5385 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1060 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLEDAD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 50 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4600 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 100 REMARKS- WEATHER DETERIORATED DRG SPRAYING ASPARAGUS.UN RETURN TO STRIP.SOFT FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68984
- Reported as
- Stearman B75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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