# NTSB IAD70DLJ05: Piper J3C-65, N42425, Knotts Island, NC, May 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1970
- Place: Knotts Island, NC · KNOTTS ISLAND, NC
- Location: 36.5135° N, 75.9191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knotts Island, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5135&lon=-75.9191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70DLJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70DLJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2349  70/5/27    KNOTTS ISLAND,NC    PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 460
        TIME - 2000                    N42425              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREEDS,VA                   KNOTTS ISLAND,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   84                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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 - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  0                   SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLOCK OF BIRDS FLEW UP INTO PATH OF ACFT. PLT INSTINCTIVELY DUCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42425](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42425-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 14687 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (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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