OAK74DVA77

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75 · Patterson, CA · June 18, 1974

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 18, 1974
Place
Patterson, CA · PATTERSON, CA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5041VBoeing A75
Status
Completed · report July 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740618016859A
Case key
128265

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1642  74/6/18  NR.PATTERSON,CALIF    BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6864
        TIME - 1000                    N5041V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 241 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERSTAKE FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PATTERSON,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          135                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5864                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  60
        REMARKS- ENG CUT OUT WHEN PLT ATTMPTD GO ARND. GUSTING TO 20K. SPRAYING SUGAR BEETS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5041V
Reported as
Boeing A75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Interstake Farms

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5041V · 2

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