- Date
- June 4, 1979
- Place
- Deeth, NV · DEETH, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N53084Stearman 75
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790604013999A
- Case key
- 136096
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0974 79/6/4 DEETH,NV STEARMAN 75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1280 TIME - 0900 N53084 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEETH,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1021 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST) TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT 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 - 5140 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- TAKE OFF WAS FROM ABANDONED HIGHWAY.LIQUID SPRAY MATERIAL HAD BEEN SPILLED ON RIGHT BRAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53084
- Reported as
- Stearman 75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Highway
N53084Registered now · Boeing D75N1Airframe modelBoeing D75N1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N53084 · 1
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