# NTSB FTW71FPJ03: Piper J3C-65, N30501, Crawford, OK, July 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1970
- Place: Crawford, OK · CRAWFORD, OK
- Location: 35.8270° N, 99.7996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crawford, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8270&lon=-99.7996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPJ03

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0918   70/7/7    CRAWFORD,OKLA       PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3000
        TIME - 0745                    N7622Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,OKLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       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 - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   180
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  100                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N7622Z OVERTOOK AND ZOOMED INTO N30501. CHOLINESTERASE LEVEL 2.34 UNITS,NOT CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0918   70/7/7    CRAWFORD,OKLA       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 39,
        TIME - 0745                    N30501              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   81 TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  1  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,OKLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   180
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  100                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- N30501 HAD BEEN FLAGMAN FOR HIS PARTNER DURING COMPLETED AERIAL APPLICATION OPNS. N30501 LND OK.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N30501](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30501-1976-06-04), registration cancelled 1976-06-04, S/N 4881, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7622Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7622Z-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 25-3741, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, 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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