- Date
- July 24, 1968
- Place
- Olton, TX · OLTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2665PPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109097
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2295 68/7/24 OLTON,TEX PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2000 N2665P PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 38, 4700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- LANDED ON FARM ROAD INTO SUNSET,ACCUMULATION OF BUGS ON WINDSHIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2665P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage