# NTSB DEN76DTE86: Piper PA-18, N3905Z, Cheyenne Wells, CO, August 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Cheyenne Wells, CO · CHEYENNE WELLS, CO
- Location: 38.8192° N, 102.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne Wells, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8192&lon=-102.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTE86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2071   76/8/1  NR.CHEYENNE WELLS,CO  PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 788
        TIME - 1810                    N3905Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 498 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHEYENNE WELLS,CO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4320                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT TOP 2 WIRES OF A 5 WIRE POWERLINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3905Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760801023689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801023689A), Aug 1, 1976: Piper PA18A150, Cheyenne Wells, CO, Substantial damage. Acft hit top 2 wires of a 5 wire powerline

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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