# NTSB SEA66F0261: Travelair 4000, N4834, Albany, OR, March 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1966
- Place: Albany, OR · ALBANY, OR
- Location: 44.6269° N, 123.0967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6269&lon=-123.0967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4834), registered now, S/N 418, built 1928 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRAVELAIR 4000
- Registry model: [Travel Air 4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-4000) (registry code 2621818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright J-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-j-5) (registry code 67000, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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