- Date
- June 7, 1976
- Place
- Riverdale, CA · RIVERDALE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5523XAero Comdr 600S2C
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760607013819A
- Case key
- 153404
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1138 76/6/7 NR.RIVERDALE,CA AERO COMDR 600S2C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1350 TIME - 1217 N5523X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIVERDALE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 575 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND REMARKS- OPERATION WAS SPRAYING ZINC SULPHATE ON FALLOW GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5523X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 600S2C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Riverdale
N5523XRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5523X · 1
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