SEA65F0042

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B-75N1 · Ewan, WA · March 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 19, 1965
Place
Ewan, WA · EWAN, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N37194Boeing B-75N1
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179053

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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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3-0693  65/3/19    EWAN WASH           BOEING B-75N1       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2455
        TIME - 1805                    N37194              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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 -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1960
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED,ROUGH FIELD OPERATIONS WITH HEAVY LOADS.

Aircraft

Registration
N37194
Reported as
Boeing B-75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rock Lake

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