- Date
- August 2, 1971
- Place
- Nyssa, OR · NYSSA, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162669
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2056 71/8/2 NYSSA,OREG GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2216 N5270 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 39, 6543 TOTAL HOURS, 270 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NYSSA,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1900 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 SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED ALMOST HEAD ON.PARTIAL MOON.BOTH PLTS HAD BELOW NORMAL CHOLINESTERASE LEVELS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2056 71/8/2 NYSSA,OREG CALLAIR A-9 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2216 N3558G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 34, 7565 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NYSSA,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 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 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLTS WERE ON DIFFERENT FM FREQ.ONLY NAV LTS IN USE.N3558G CRASHED INTO HOUSE.FATAL TO OCCUPANT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3558G
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ontario Ag Strip
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N5270
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ontario Ag Strip
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.