- Date
- August 14, 1972
- Place
- Hanson, KY · HANSON, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4085ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167919
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2969 72/8/14 HANSON,KY PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1825 N4085Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 28, 2190 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 64 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISONVILLE KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 460 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OPERATOR HOPKINS CO MOSQUITO CONTROL. ENGINE INTERRUPTION OF ENG POWER AT LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4085Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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