- Date
- August 15, 1978
- Place
- Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7906VRockwell A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780815023559A
- Case key
- 140512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2062 78/8/15 NR.STOCKTON,CA ROCKWELL A-9B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0610 N7906V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 30, 3635 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STOCKTON,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - 30 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CARRY THROUGH WING STRUT-COMPRESSION-HEAVY CORROSION FAILED IN COMPRESSION,ACFT SPRAYING ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7906V
- Reported as
- Rockwell A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7906VRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 1981 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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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.