- Date
- May 25, 1970
- Place
- Touchet, WA · TOUCHET, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10269Grumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2221 70/5/25 TOUCHET,WASH GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N10269 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 26, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARDENA,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 550 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TREES 75-80 FT HI. SPRAYING ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10269
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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