- Date
- June 4, 1976
- Place
- Nezperce, ID · NEZPERCE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N65573Boeing B75N1
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760604015469A
- Case key
- 154686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2320 76/6/4 NEZPERCE,ID BOEING B75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 15800 TIME - 2000 N65573 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 12900 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEZPERCE,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 78 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 310 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENCOUNTERD DWNDRAFT NR CANYON WALL.DUMPED LOAD TOO LATE TO ALLOW RECOVERY.11HR PLT TIME IN LAST 24
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65573
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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