Travel Air 4000 N609H
12 July 1978 · Tolleson, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1978 at about 19:00 local time, a Travel Air 4000 registered N609H, operated by Country BOY Co, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tolleson, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tolleson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Country Boys
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Travel Air 4000
- Registration
- N609H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Country BOY Co
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1931
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ASPHALT AND DIRT RUNWAY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Travel Air 4000 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1974 | Travel Air 4000 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Cntry BOY Crop | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1973 | Travel Air 4000 | Tollison, Arizona, United States | Country BOY CR | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1973 | Travel Air 4000 | Lodi, California, United States | Precissi Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Travel Air 4000 | Redgranite, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1984 | Travel Air 4000 | San Miguel, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 1968 | Travel Air 4000 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | C.c.mothershed | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |