- Date
- July 25, 1970
- Place
- Monticello, UT · MONTICELLO, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2976PPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3240 70/7/25 MONTICELLO,UT PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0642 N2976P PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 59, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTICELLO,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 7000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE PLT SEEMED TO HAVE INTENDED TO GO UND THE PWR CABLES.PLT DATA ESTIMATED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2976P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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