# NTSB FTW71FPG54: Piper PA-18, N9131D, Dewitt, AR, May 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1971
- Place: Dewitt, AR · DEWITT, AR
- Location: 34.2874° N, 91.3383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeWitt, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2874&lon=-91.3383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1546  71/5/13    DEWITT,ARK          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 263
        TIME - 1730                    N9131D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEWITT,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   30                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  195                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT APRCH FLD OVER TALL TREES,FLARED OUT LATE,GR HIT OAT STALKS,CAME TO REST INVERTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9131D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9131D), registered now, S/N 18-6512, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (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

## Other investigations on N9131D (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 ANC87LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA103), Jul 20, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N9131D), Palmer, AK, 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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