SEA81DYP42

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Orondo, WA · September 17, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 17, 1981
Place
Orondo, WA · ORONDO, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N56929Boeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810917060039A
Case key
123456

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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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3-2709  81/9/17    ORONDO,WA           BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3597
        TIME - 1200                    N56929              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1935 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCKY BADGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORONDO,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2953                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            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 - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  740                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- T/W POST CASTING,P/N AG-75-2703,FAILED AT LOWER ATTACH PT TO TRUNION.T/W JAMMED RUDDER FULL L POS.

Aircraft

Registration
N56929
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lucky Badger

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N56929 · 1

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