# NTSB FTW65A0117: Piper PA-18A, N9876D, Gillett, AR, May 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1965
- Place: Gillett, AR · GILLETT, AR
- Location: 34.1192° N, 91.3791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillett, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1192&lon=-91.3791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0390  65/5/19  NR.GILLETT ARK        PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 500
        TIME - 1640                    N9876D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COFFMAN STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  250                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  186                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9876D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9876D-1965-07-15), registration cancelled 1965-07-15, S/N 18-6898 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Coffman Strip

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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