- Date
- September 4, 1969
- Place
- Browns Store, VA · BROWNS STORE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8158CPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158232
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2576 69/9/4 BROWNS STORE,VA PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N8158C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 44, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYNIE FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROWNS STORE,VA BROWNS STORE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SHORT FLD. STRUCK 30 FT TREE. 2 PREVIOUS T/O MADE SUCCESSFULLY. SPRAYING SOYBEANS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8158C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Haynie Farm
N8158CRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2018 · Piper PA-18A-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18A-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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