# NTSB IAD74FLJ10: Piper PA-18A, N8188D, Grantham, NC, August 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Grantham, NC · GRANTHAM, NC
- Location: 35.2971° N, 78.1636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2971&lon=-78.1636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3259  73/8/17  NR.GRANTHAM,NC        PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3015
        TIME - 1245                    N8188D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT OLIVE,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  350                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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 -  160                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINE STRETCHED ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE FIELD PARALLEL TO SWATH RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8188D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8188D-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 18-6123, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730817026149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817026149A), Aug 17, 1973: Piper PA18A150, Grantham, NC, Destroyed. Struck power line stretched across the center of the field parallel to swath run.

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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