- Date
- September 18, 1976
- Place
- Parlier, CA · PARLIER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68497Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760918028869A
- Case key
- 155394
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2535 76/9/18 NR.PARLIER,CA BOEING A75 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4130 TIME - 1415 N68497 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 3800 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REEDLY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3800 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAPES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT 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 - 350 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- BLADE BROKE 5 IN.FROM BUTT.WESTERN PROPELLER REPAIR MDL W2,S/N127.ENG & PROP SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68497
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.