SEA69D0258

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild M-62 · Bruneau, ID · May 22, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1969
Place
Bruneau, ID · BRUNEAU, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N56110Fairchild M-62
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178890

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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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3-1601  69/5/22    BRUNEAU,ID          FAIRCHILD M-62      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0515                    N56110              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 42, 9253 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  450                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- HIT BOULDER. SPRAYING SUGAR BEETS.

Aircraft

Registration
N56110
Reported as
Fairchild M-62
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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