- Date
- March 14, 1976
- Place
- Kingsburg, CA · KINGSBURG, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56397Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760314005509A
- Case key
- 153181
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0486 76/3/14 NR.KINGSBURG,CA BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 8325 TIME - 1530 N56397 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 505 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINGSBURG,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8100 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 280 REMARKS- RT BRAKE MALF ON PREV FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56397
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miller Ag Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.