- Date
- May 16, 1971
- Place
- Okemah, OK · OKEMAH, OK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6773BPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1694 71/5/16 OKEMAH,OKLA PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0800 N6773B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 36, 1909 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 57 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OKEMAH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKEMAH,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 57 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CONCERNED ABT PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6773B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Okemah Muni
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