- Date
- August 12, 1972
- Place
- Wiley City, WA · WILEY CITY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1763SSnow S-2R
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167970
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2880 72/8/12 WILEY CITY,WASH SNOW S-2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0630 N1763S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 57, 18000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKIMA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILEY CITY,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- PULLED UP INTO WIRES AVDG BEE BOARDS.CHOLINESTERACE READING OF 23.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1763S
- Reported as
- Snow S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yakima Muni
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Other investigations on N1763S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA92LA056Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDufur, ORThe pilot in command's misjudgment of clearance with the power lines. Factors contributing to the accident were: object (transmission wire) and safety system (not installed).NTSB SEA72DYG30Accident · No injuriesClosedSunnyside, WA