# NTSB FTW71DFG61: Piper PA-18A, N4570A, Hazen, AR, June 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1971
- Place: Hazen, AR · HAZEN, AR
- Location: 34.7814° N, 91.5581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazen, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7814&lon=-91.5581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DFG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DFG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1878   71/6/8    HAZEN,ARK           PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1684
        TIME - 1000                    N4570A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 507 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDNAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAZEN,ARK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      90
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  750                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- 1650FT DIRT STRIP.HIT CANAL LEVEE.DENS ALT 3100FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4570A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4570A-1974-08-14), registration cancelled 1974-08-14, S/N 18-4875, built 1956 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bednar

## Other investigations on N4570A (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW68D0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0039), Jun 13, 1967: Piper PA-18 (N4570A), Stuttgart, AR, substantial 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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