# NTSB IAD76FLJ06: Piper PA-18A, N3696A, Kinston, NC, August 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1975
- Place: Kinston, NC · KINSTON, NC
- Location: 35.2751° N, 77.5934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2751&lon=-77.5934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3526  75/8/12    KINSTON,NC          PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3240
        TIME - 1515                    N3696A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STALLINGS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINSTON,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- NEITHER SPECIAL CLOTHING,GLOVES,GOGGLES NOR CRASH HELMET USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3696A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3696A-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 18-3045, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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: Stallings Field

## 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 19750812030819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750812030819A), Aug 12, 1975: Piper PA18, Kinston, NC, Substantial damage. Neither special clothing,gloves,goggles nor crash helmet used.

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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