- Date
- March 30, 1966
- Place
- Albany, OR · ALBANY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4834Travelair 4000
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172327
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1255 66/3/30 NR.ALBANY OREG TRAVELAIR 4000 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N4834 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 40, 10395 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 10000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 220 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4834
- Reported as
- Travelair 4000
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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