DEN65A0088

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Carpio, ND · June 30, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 30, 1965
Place
Carpio, ND · CARPIO, ND
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8186DPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177281

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0666  65/6/30    CARPIO N DAK        PIPER PA18          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                STUDENT, AGE 52, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N8186D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   11                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FLAX                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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 -  1750                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N8186D
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed