- Date
- July 9, 1968
- Place
- Yoder, WY · YODER, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9850DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110025
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2218 68/7/9 YODER,WYO PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0700 N9850D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 45, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN GEAR COLLAPSED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY REMARKS- STRUCK UNKNOWN OBJECT,CONT TO HOME STATION. ACFT NOSED OVER ON LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9850D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9850DRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 1971 · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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