- Date
- July 7, 1976
- Place
- Nampa, ID · NAMPA, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8400VAero Comdr A-9
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760707018509A
- Case key
- 154453
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1715 76/7/7 NAMPA,ID AERO COMDR A-9 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 800 TIME - 2000 N8400V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAMPA,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN REMARKS- HIT CANYON WALL. 2 HRS TOTAL AG TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8400V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8400V · 1
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