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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 305A · Almyra, AR · May 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1964
Place
Almyra, AR · ALMYRA, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N10444Cessna 305A
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183896

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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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3-1237  64/5/11    ALMYRA ARK          CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 125
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N10444              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  125                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          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 - AFT OF PILOT                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  210
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM

Aircraft

Registration
N10444
Reported as
Cessna 305A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.