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FTW79FQG45

1979-06-29 · MIAMI, Texas, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
MARTIN 404 · N40408
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
DH
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Kind of flying
CA

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
360° / 5 kt
Temp
65° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000014108
Total time
29,194 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
15,000
Age
52

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

SPRAY FROM ANOTHER ACFT COLLECTED ON WINDSHIELD.

Investigator remarks

SPRAYING GRASSHOPPERS ON PASTURE LAND.PLT STATED

Cause factors

  • 64/A/52 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/45 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/79 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS SUNGLARE Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2140. Source file NTSB_1979_3_2140.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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