- Date
- June 29, 1976
- Place
- Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1744SAero Comdr 600S2D
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760629017689A
- Case key
- 153927
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1578 76/6/29 NR.LOS BANOS,CA AERO COMDR 600S2D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0500 N1744S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 50, 13636 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3191 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS BANOS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8077 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - NOT 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 - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TREES PREVENTED RECOVERY ATTMPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1744S
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 600S2D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1744SRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2014 · Aero Commander 600 S-2DAirframe modelAero Commander 600 S-2DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.