- Date
- August 21, 1970
- Place
- Hood River, OR · HOOD RIVER, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N56628Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111741
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3306 70/8/21 HOOD RIVER,OREG BOEING A75 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2196 TIME - 0845 N56628 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOOD RIVER,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 750 MOUNTAINOUS SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- DSNDG,RLSD LOAD PRIOR TO HITTING TREES.PLT EXPIRED 5DAYS AFTR ACDNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56628
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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