UNK64X1717

NTSB accident investigation · Callair A5T · Bay City, TX · May 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1964
Place
Bay City, TX · BAY CITY, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2948GCallair A5T
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183901

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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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3-1241  64/5/11    BAY CITY TEX        CALLAIR A5T         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5000
        TIME - 0900                    N2948G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  800                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  70

Aircraft

Registration
N2948G
Reported as
Callair A5T
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mangum

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.