UNK64X3654

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B75N1 · Nitta Yuma, MS · August 28, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1964
Place
Nitta Yuma, MS · NITTA YUMA, MS
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N50737Boeing B75N1
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184750

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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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2-0518  64/8/28    NITTA YUMA MISS     BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5000
        TIME - 1600                    N50737              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  115                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM

Aircraft

Registration
N50737
Reported as
Boeing B75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.