- Date
- August 13, 1964
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N67579Convair BT13
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182433
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2459 64/8/13 CASA GRANDE ARIZ CONVAIR BT13 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 9500 TIME - 1400 N67579 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1320 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67579
- Reported as
- Convair BT13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N67579Registered now · Convair BT-13AAirframe modelConvair BT-13AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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