- Date
- June 24, 1968
- Place
- Breckenridge, TX · BRECKENRIDGE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9121DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110048
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2249 68/6/24 BRECKENRIDGE,TEX PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1200 TIME - 0800 N9121D PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 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 SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 350 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1200 REMARKS- PLT WAS ORBITING AREA WAITING FOR ANOTHER ACFT TO COMPLETE SPRAY RUNS BEFORE INITIATING OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9121D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9121DRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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