- Date
- July 31, 1975
- Place
- Idaho Falls, ID · IDAHO FALLS, ID
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62906Boeing PT-17
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750731024759A
- Case key
- 150593
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2787 75/7/31 NR.IDAHO FALLS,ID BOEING PT-17 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1350 N62906 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 41, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IDAHO FALLS,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- HIT TELEPHONE WIRES STRUNG 12FT BELOW PWR LINES. WAS FLYING UNDER PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62906
- Reported as
- Boeing PT-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N62906 · 1
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