UNK66X0149

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75 · Holtville, Canada · June 18, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 18, 1966
Place
Holtville, Canada · HOLTVILLE, Canada
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N52968Boeing A75
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122316

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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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6-0039  66/6/18  NR.HOLTVILLE CAN      BOEING A75          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 10000
        TIME - 0810                    N52968              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1120 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. ACFT RAN INTO TURBULENCE IN FORMATION TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N52968
Reported as
Boeing A75
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.