- Date
- July 28, 1987, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fargo, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7174BPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870728040199A
- Case key
- 17281
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt installed new aerial application chemical tank. The tank was filled with water for a test flight. Plt could not hold nose down after takeoff. Acft stalled into trees and landed in field beyond trees. Acft nosed over and damaged fuselage and vertical stabilizer. Acft was over max gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7174B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185205
- Airframe hours
- 2,610
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Fmh Co., doing business as Aerial Applicator
- Registered owner
- Fred M Hector
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 30, 1987 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- Fargo, ND
- Airport
- Hector-Private
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 950 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 2 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.
Other investigations on N7174B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.