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NTSB accident investigation · Waco UPF-7 · Wilder, ID · August 12, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 12, 1966
Place
Wilder, ID · WILDER, ID
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N170EWaco UPF-7
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171663

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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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2-0561  66/8/12    WILDER ID           WACO UPF-7          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2500
        TIME - 1915                    N170E               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMEDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-SPRAY POISONING-%TEPP<-%DI SYSTOX<.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  700                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2350
        REMARKS- PLT FELT ILL,IGNORED DRS.ADVISE TAKE TOXIC TESTS

Aircraft

Registration
N170E
Reported as
Waco UPF-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Homedale

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.