DEN74DTC03

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Lovell, WY · June 13, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1973
Place
Lovell, WY · LOVELL, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3099ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730613022209A
Case key
189927

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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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3-2555  73/6/13  NR.LOVELL,WYO         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 6331
        TIME - 1630                    N3099Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 6025 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LOVELL,WYO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER
        REMARKS- SPRAYING ALFALFA.

Aircraft

Registration
N3099Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.