# NTSB SEA70D0065: Travel Air E4000, N477N, Nyssa, OR, July 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1969
- Place: Nyssa, OR · NYSSA, OR
- Location: 43.8779° N, 116.9956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nyssa, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8779&lon=-116.9956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0065

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N477N), registered now, S/N 1379, built 1930 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRAVEL AIR E4000
- Registry model: [Travel Air D-4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-d-4000) (registry code 2621824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nyssa

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.