- Date
- November 15, 1973
- Place
- Hickman, CA · HICKMAN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N56416Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731115036979A
- Case key
- 187887
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3819 73/11/15 NR.HICKMAN,CALIF BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5250 TIME - 1545 N56416 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOKER AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HICKMAN,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2300 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR.LND IN VINEYARD. NR 2 CYL HEAD CRACKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56416
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hooker Airstrip
N56416Registered now · Boeing A75N1Airframe modelBoeing A75N1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N56416 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX04CA258Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAuburn, CAthe pilot undergoing instruction's overcontrol of the aircraft by his excessive use of the rudder control and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing factors to the accident were…NTSB OAK68D0235Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMontpellier, CA