# NTSB DEN65A0067: Piper PA-18, N7099B, Dexter, NM, April 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1965
- Place: Dexter, NM · DEXTER, NM
- Location: 33.1948° N, 104.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1948&lon=-104.3689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65A0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0157  65/4/20    DEXTER N MEX        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5138
        TIME - 1500                    N7099B              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE                             COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3100
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAD FLOWN 6 HRS ON DAY IN HIGH TEMPERATUREMISC-POSSIBLE CAUSES PLT FAT.-HEAT PROS-TOXIC CHEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7099B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7099B-1965-09-13), registration cancelled 1965-09-13, S/N 185126 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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