- Date
- June 17, 1964
- Place
- Midkiff, TX · MIDKIFF, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N55076Funk F23
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1679 64/6/17 MIDKIFF TEX FUNK F23 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5640 TIME - 0700 N55076 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 510 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3650 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55076
- Reported as
- Funk F23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N55076Registered now · Fairchild Funk M62C F-23AAirframe modelFairchild Funk M62C F-23AEngine modelGulf Coast W670240
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