- Date
- September 19, 1964
- Place
- Lepanto, AR · LEPANTO, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N79536Boeing 75N1
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181209
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2949 64/9/19 LEPANTO ARK BOEING 75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 650 TIME - 1700 N79536 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 119 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - 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 - 230 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED NEXT TO FRONT THRUST BEARING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79536
- Reported as
- Boeing 75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N79536Registration cancelled Sep 26, 2017 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelLycoming R680-4P-B4
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