- Date
- June 2, 1979
- Place
- Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8851QAero Comdr S2C
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790602009589A
- Case key
- 135331
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1803 79/6/2 COALINGA,CA AERO COMDR S2C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 12331 TIME - 0145 N8851Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 5400 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COALINGA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 675 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CROP-SAFFLOWER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8851Q
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ranch Strip
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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.