Convair BT-15 N66982

8 August 1973 · Madera, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 8 August 1973 at about 10:25 local time, a Convair BT-15 registered N66982, operated by Pool, RAY W. Co, was involved in an accident during in flight near Madera, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 8 August 1973 at 10:25
Classification: Accident
Location: Madera, California, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Convair BT-15
Registration: N66982
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Pool, RAY W. Co
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Aerial Application
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2246

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	1	0	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2246, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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