- Date
- August 16, 1981
- Place
- Stratford, SD · STRATFORD, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4191ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810816050029A
- Case key
- 123556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3211 81/8/16 STRATFORD,SD PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 882 TIME - 1830 N4191Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STRATFORD,SD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 201 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 1300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- #2 TOP SPARKPLUG PWRD BY L MAG INOP,#2 BOTTOM SPARKPLUG LEAD FM R MAG FD SHORTED.SPRYG PARATHION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4191Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Luedeke Strip
N4191ZRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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 N4191Z · 2
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NTSB ANC87LA142Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMcgrath, AKA local hunting guide crashed his airplane in a remote mountain pass in central Alaska. Another guide who overflew the crash site shortly after the accident saw the airplane burning, but was unable to land due to strong winds, severe turbulence and strong…NTSB FTW69D0098Accident · No injuriesClosedGulfport, MS