# NTSB FTW66F0195: Piper PA-18A, N6999D, Franklin, LA, August 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1965
- Place: Franklin, LA · FRANKLIN, LA
- Location: 29.7849° N, 91.5096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7849&lon=-91.5096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0195
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0195

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0441   65/8/9    FRANKLIN LA         PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 687
        TIME - 1400                    N6999D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  550                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  10
        REMARKS- PILOT DIVERTED ATTENTION WHILE LOOKING FOR FLAGMAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6999D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6999D-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 18-5534 (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: Substantial damage

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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