# NTSB FTW69F0345: Piper PA-18A, N9121D, Breckenridge, TX, June 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1968
- Place: Breckenridge, TX · BRECKENRIDGE, TX
- Location: 32.7568° N, 98.9130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breckenridge, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7568&lon=-98.9130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0345

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9121D), registered now, S/N 18-6500, built 1958 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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