- Date
- May 28, 1983, 19:45 local (May 29, 1983, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hilger, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3380ZPiper PA-18A-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830528064569A
- Case key
- 16084
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he and another pilot were spraying a field in tandem formation at an alt of about 10 feet AGL. He was about 1/2 mile behind the lead acft and slightly to the left. After making a swath run he pulled up to about 100 ft AGL and started making a left turn when the aircraft suddenly rolled right and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3380Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187261
- Airframe hours
- 3,632
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Central Air Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 3, 1982 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- Hilger, MT
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 850 total · 850 in this make and model · 760 as pilot in command · 106 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LWT, 19 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.