- Date
- July 6, 1980
- Place
- Homedale, ID · HOMEDALE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8270HCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800706023539A
- Case key
- 129872
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1515 80/7/6 HOMEDALE,ID CALLAIR A-9 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1250 TIME - 2245 N8270H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMEDALE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMEDALE,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 455 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2290 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SOLE TREE KNOWN BY PLT.FOUND 20PPB METHYL-PARATHION IN PLT'S BLOOD,EXPOSURE TIME AFTER ACDNT UNKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8270H
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Homedale Muni
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Other investigations on N8270H · 1
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