# NTSB FTW70DRG50: Piper PA-18A, N3479Z, Sinton, TX, June 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1970
- Place: Sinton, TX · SINTON, TX
- Location: 28.0372° N, 97.5015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sinton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0372&lon=-97.5015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0028   70/6/2    SINTON,TEX          PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N3479Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 25, 643 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SINTON,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  643                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- LNDD ON A TURN ROW ADJACENT TO TALL GRAIN.SPRAY BOOM HIT TALL GRAIN,ACFT TURNED,BOOM BKN,TUBE BENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3479Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3479Z), registered now, S/N 18-7308, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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: Minor damage

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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