FTW68D0039

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Stuttgart, AR · June 13, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1967
Place
Stuttgart, AR · STUTTGART, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4570APiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116699

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1933  67/6/13    STUTTGART, ARK      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 500
        TIME - 0800                    N4570A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TINDALL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  230                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT

Aircraft

Registration
N4570A
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tindall

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