- Date
- August 9, 1969
- Place
- Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2665PPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162584
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3515 69/8/9 PLAINVIEW,TEX PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N2665P PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 39, 5500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLTON,TEX PLAINVIEW,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT MAIZE. ACFT SWERVED INTO CROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2665P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farm Strip