# NTSB IAD75FID02: Piper PA-18, N2754P, Skippers, VA, July 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1974
- Place: Skippers, VA · SKIPPERS, VA
- Location: 36.6118° N, 77.5466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skippers, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6118&lon=-77.5466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FID02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2115  74/7/22    SKIPPERS,VA         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 775
        TIME - 0610                    N2754P              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 560 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SKIPPERS,VA                 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
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       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 -DENSE WITH TREES
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  126                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- HIT POWER LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2754P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754P-1983-04-06), registration cancelled 1983-04-06, S/N 22-3061 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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