UNK64X3090

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 75 · Bakersfield, CA · July 28, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1964
Place
Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N53158Boeing 75
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182212

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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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3-2253  64/7/28    BAKERSFIELD CALIF   BOEING 75           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5300
        TIME - 1130                    N53158              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2630 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  515
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK STANDPIPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N53158
Reported as
Boeing 75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed