# NTSB DEN74DTC03: Piper PA-18, N3099Z, Lovell, WY, June 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1973
- Place: Lovell, WY · LOVELL, WY
- Location: 44.8358° N, 108.3919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovell, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8358&lon=-108.3919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3099Z-2022-11-05), registration cancelled 2022-11-05, S/N 18-7170 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730613022209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730613022209A), Jun 13, 1973: Piper PA18150, Lovell, WY, Substantial damage. Spraying alfalfa.

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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