Accident Boeing A75N1 N65501,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384332
 
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Date:Friday 21 May 1982
Time:11:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ST75 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing A75N1
Owner/operator:Vince S Burras
Registration: N65501
MSN: 75-3132
Total airframe hrs:4378 hours
Engine model:JACOBS L4-R755-7
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Northwood, ND -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Northwood, ND
Destination airport:Northwood, ND
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT TO PRACTICE AERIAL APPLICATION. THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. WHILE MAKING A PRACTICE RUN OVER AN OPEN FIELD WITH WATER IN THE CHEMICAL TANKS, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING THE STRUT. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT, BUT DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN82DTG04
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN82DTG04

Revision history:

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