- Date
- June 6, 1981
- Place
- Sterling, ND · STERLING, ND
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9252DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810606035639A
- Case key
- 125411
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3350 81/6/6 NR.STERLING,ND PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 556 TIME - 0730 N9252D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAILEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STERLING,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 200 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 USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1750 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- PLT/FARMER WAS SPRAYING HIS OWN LND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9252D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bailey
N9252DRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 1981 · Piper PA-18-A150RESTDAirframe modelPiper PA-18-A150RESTD
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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.
Other investigations on N9252D · 1
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