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NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B75N1 · Kamiah, ID · May 25, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 25, 1979
Place
Kamiah, ID · KAMIAH, ID
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N65573Boeing B75N1
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790525011219A
Case key
136057

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0920  79/5/25  NR.KAMIAH,ID          BOEING B75N1        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1474
        TIME - 1950                    N65573              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 640 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEZ PERCE,ID                NEZ PERCE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  640                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3100                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N65573
Reported as
Boeing B75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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