- Date
- August 17, 1970
- Place
- Soledad, CA · SOLEDAD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2931WWeatherly 201A
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191893
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3515 70/8/17 SOLEDAD,CALIF WEATHERLY 201A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 462 TIME - 0720 N2931W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 269 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLEDAD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 269 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- PROC TURN OVER RISING TERRAIN,7-10DEG UPSLOPE.ACDNT SITE ABT 350FT HIGHER THAN FLD BEING SPRAYED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2931W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2931WRegistered now · Weatherly 201AAirframe modelWeatherly 201AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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Other investigations on N2931W · 1
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