# Accident 19890614015619A: Piper PA18A150, Eva, OK, June 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Eva, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7984° N, 101.9068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eva, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7984&lon=-101.9068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6873B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6873B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890614015619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK A RAILROAD SIGN WHILE SPRAYING A TOXIC CHEMICAL.HAS NO AGRICUCTURAL SPRAYING CERTIFICATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89DPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ06), Jun 14, 1989: Piper PA-18A (N6873B), Eva, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LIMITED VISUAL PERCEPTION DUE TO THE GROUND VEHICLE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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