- Date
- April 15, 1978
- Place
- Springdale, WA · SPRINGDALE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3601GCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780415009569A
- Case key
- 142809
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0758 78/4/15 NR.SPRINGDALE,WA CALLAIR A-9 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 3271 TIME - 1445 N3601G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAVENPORT,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2500 DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/16/78.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3601G
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3601GRegistration cancelled May 15, 1978 · Intermountain CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelIntermountain CALLAIR A-9
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.