# NTSB CHI67A0036: Piper PA-18A, N3198Z, Topeka, IL, September 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1966
- Place: Topeka, IL · TOPEKA, IL
- Location: 40.3304° N, 89.9306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3304&lon=-89.9306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0788   66/9/8    TOPEKA ILL          PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 994
        TIME - 0935                    N3198Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   50                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  500
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND                             PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3198Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3198Z-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N 18-7197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Havana

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.

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