- Date
- July 6, 1973
- Place
- Hickman, CA · HICKMAN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1137NBoeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730706020589A
- Case key
- 189644
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1809 73/7/6 HICKMAN,CALIF BOEING A75 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 16450 TIME - 1630 N1137N PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 15000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HICKMAN,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1205 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAPES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K.HIT PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1137N
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1137NRegistered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1137N · 1
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