ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 5308
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| Date: | Saturday 30 July 1966 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman A75N |
| Owner/operator: | A And L Crop |
| Registration: | N49286 |
| MSN: | 75-329 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Corcoran, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | near Corcoran, California |
| near Corcoran, California | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 30 July 1966 when crashed whilst crop spaying a cotton crop at night near Corcoran, California. Aircraft experienced a CFIT (controller flight into terrain) whilst flying at low level. The NTSB report notes that the accident was due to the pilot having "EXPERIENCED POSIT. DISORIENTATION IN 3RD PROCEDURE TURNAROUND".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: OAK67A0015
2. FAA; http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=49286
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Apr-2015 21:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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