- Date
- July 9, 1971
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62794Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162494
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2565 71/7/9 SACRAMENTO,CALIF BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5800 TIME - 0840 N62794 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED 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 - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 21 SWAMPY/WATER SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- RICE CHECKS 3FT HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62794
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sacramento Metro
N62794Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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