# NTSB CHI76FER02: Piper PA-18, N5404Y, Cumberland, WI, July 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1975
- Place: Cumberland, WI · CUMBERLAND, WI
- Location: 45.5380° N, 92.0320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cumberland, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5380&lon=-92.0320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FER02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FER02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2346  75/7/28    CUMBERLAND,WI       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 573
        TIME - 0630                    N5404Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CUMBERLAND,WI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        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 -   83                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     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
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5404Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5404Y-1980-09-08), registration cancelled 1980-09-08, S/N 18-8152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750728024729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728024729A), Jul 28, 1975: Piper PA18150, Cumberland, WI, Substantial damage

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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