- Date
- May 19, 1966
- Place
- Dutton, MT · DUTTON, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4531BCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171736
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1301 66/5/19 NR.DUTTON MONT CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2060 TIME - 0900 N4531B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 685 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- AFTER COMPLETING SWATH RUNS PILOT MADE LOW TURN.LOOKED DOWN TO TUNE RADIO-WING TIP STRUCK GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4531B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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