- Date
- October 19, 1968
- Place
- Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3788PPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 192154
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4764 68/10/19 NR.CORONA,CALIF PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2400 TIME - 0925 N3788P PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR PLATE REMOVED.FUEL VALVE HANDLE REINSTALLED IN A REVERSE POSITION BY OWNER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3788P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Corona
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