- Date
- June 16, 1978
- Place
- John Day, OR · JOHN DAY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4769VBoeing E75N1
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780616021209A
- Case key
- 140850
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2402 78/6/16 NR.JOHN DAY,OR BOEING E75N1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2939 TIME - 0830 N4769V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAMER RANCH,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - SAGE 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 REMARKS- UNCERTIFICATED AG OPN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4769V
- Reported as
- Boeing E75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4769VRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2012 · Boeing E75Airframe modelBoeing E75Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4769V · 2
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