# NTSB UNK64X2808: Waco ASO, N268M, Delta Bridge, LA, July 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1964
- Place: Delta Bridge, LA · DELTA BRIDGE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2808
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2808

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2059  64/7/13    DELTA BRIDGE LA     WACO ASO            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1600
        TIME - 1700                    N268M               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100                       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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N268M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N268M), registered now, S/N DS3001, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO ASO
- Registry model: [Waco ASO](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-aso) (registry code 9601202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N268M (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75FGM51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM51), Jun 29, 1975: Waco ASO (N268M), Belle Vernon, PA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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