- Date
- January 27, 1965
- Place
- W.Fairfield, CA · W.FAIRFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9665ZCallair A9
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0036 65/1/27 W.FAIRFIELD CALIF CALLAIR A9 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1500 TIME - 1500 N9665Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID KOWN OBSTRUCTION-WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9665Z
- Reported as
- Callair A9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9665ZRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2017 · Callair A-9Airframe modelCallair A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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