- Date
- September 24, 1964
- Place
- Kingsburg, CA · KINGSBURG, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N49957Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181266
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3001 64/9/24 KINGSBURG CALIF BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5800 TIME - 1130 N49957 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3800 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 350 REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH STANDPIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49957
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N49957Registration cancelled Aug 9, 2012 · Boeing PT-17Airframe modelBoeing PT-17Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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