Travel Air 4000 N1592
25 July 1989 · Lodi, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 July 1989 at about 15:15 local time, a Travel Air 4000 registered N1592, operated by Precissi Flying SVC, Inc., was involved in an accident near Lodi, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lodi, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.1099, -121.1594
- Aircraft
- Travel Air 4000
- Registration
- N1592
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Precissi Flying SVC, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lodi → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89DVD04
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE AND AVOID POWER LINES, WHILE DISTRACTED BY A MOVING VEHICLE ON THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR OF THE SPRAY OPERATION, THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED, WHEN HE WAS WATCHING THE GROWER DRIVE OUT OF THE FIELD HE HAD SPRAYED. WHILE HE WAS WATCHING THE VEHICLE, HE INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH POWER LINES. THERE WAS NO REPORTED MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Travel Air 4000 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1984 | Travel Air 4000 | San Miguel, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jul 1978 | Travel Air 4000 | Tolleson, Arizona, United States | Country BOY Co | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-31-350 | Ontario, California, United States | Ameriflight | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1989 | Cessna 310K | Ojai, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Sep 1989 | Cessna 182 | Eureka, California, United States | Nothern Air | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1989 | Cessna 152 | Lancaster, California, United States | West Coast Air Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Sep 1989 | Bellanca 17-30A | Palo Alto, California, United States | Klouda, Linda K. | Minor injuries | - |