- Date
- October 2, 1975
- Place
- El Nido, CA · EL NIDO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2932WWeatherly 201A
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751002031899A
- Case key
- 150658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2991 75/10/2 NR.EL NIDO,CA WEATHERLY 201A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 17500 TIME - 0730 N2932W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NO NAME DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL NIDO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 120 REMARKS- L GR SCISSORS BOLT CAME LOOSE,NOT SAFETIED. DUSTING SUGAR BEETS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2932W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- No Name
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.