# NTSB IAD70F0082: Piper PA-18A, N8158C, Browns Store, VA, September 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1969
- Place: Browns Store, VA · BROWNS STORE, VA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70F0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8158C-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 18-3612, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (registry code 7101822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Haynie Farm

## Other investigations on N8158C (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 NYC67F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0107), Jul 18, 1966: Piper PA-18A (N8158C), Huntington, MD, 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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