- Date
- July 28, 1969
- Place
- Nyssa, OR · NYSSA, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N477NTravel Air E4000
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3245 69/7/28 NYSSA,OREG TRAVEL AIR E4000 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1107 TIME - 0730 N477N PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NYSSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NYSSA,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED DRG PROCEDURE TURNAROUND,TAILWHEEL STRUCK PWR LINE.DENSITY ALT APRX 3000FT. ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N477N
- Reported as
- Travel Air E4000
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nyssa
N477NRegistered now · Travel Air D-4000Airframe modelTravel Air D-4000Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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