- Date
- May 9, 1964
- Place
- Gueydan, LA · GUEYDAN, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3939CStearman A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1217 64/5/9 GUEYDAN LA STEARMAN A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 11000 TIME - 0730 N3939C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 20
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3939C
- Reported as
- Stearman A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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