# NTSB FTW73FRJ09: Piper PA-18, N9490D, Mangham, LA, August 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1972
- Place: Mangham, LA · MANGHAM, LA
- Location: 32.3093° N, 91.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mangham, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3093&lon=-91.7794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1170  72/8/11    MANGHAM,LA          PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 790
        TIME - 0930                    N9490D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANGHAM,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    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 -  70                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO PHONE WIRES ABOUT 100 FT PAST PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9490D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9490D-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 187023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9490D (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 MIA69D0128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0128), Aug 19, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N9490D), Cottonwood, AL, 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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