OAK78DVG64

NTSB accident investigation · Stearman A75-1 · Pleasant Grove, CA · July 22, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1978
Place
Pleasant Grove, CA · PLEASANT GROVE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N75514Stearman A75-1
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780722018189A
Case key
141813

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1372  78/7/22    PLEASANT GROVE,CA   STEARMAN A75-1      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 14855
        TIME - 1230                    N75514              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMBERS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLEASANT GROVE,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- BRAKE & RUDDER PEDAL ASSY SEPARATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N75514
Reported as
Stearman A75-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chambers Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N75514 · 1

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