- Date
- May 9, 1974
- Place
- Lockeford, CA · LOCKEFORD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3617GCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740509021239A
- Case key
- 125977
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1876 74/5/9 NR.LOCKEFORD,CALIF CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3012 TIME - 0830 N3617G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 405 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKEFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOCKEFORD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED 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 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 85 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3004 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAPES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OILED RNWY.EMERG DUMP CNTRL FAILED TO OPERATE.RWY TOO SHORT FOR EXISTING LOAD AND HI TEMP COND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3617G
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lockeford
N3617GRegistration cancelled Jun 9, 1975 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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