- Date
- April 19, 1979
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N52068Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790419006989A
- Case key
- 136597
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0596 79/4/19 MADERA,CA BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0715 N52068 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 42, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT STRIP AVE 11 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADERA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAPES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 6 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AFTER IMPCT WITH WIRE SULPHUR CAUSED SEVERAL FLASH FIRES.ACFT DID NOT BURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52068
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dirt Strip Ave 11
N52068Registration cancelled Apr 1, 2013 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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Other investigations on N52068 · 2
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