# NTSB MIA65A0121: Piper PA-18, N7160B, Hartsville, SC, June 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1965
- Place: Hartsville, SC · HARTSVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.3660° N, 80.0833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartsville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3660&lon=-80.0833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0436  65/6/18  NR.HARTSVILLE SC      PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1335
        TIME - 1815                    N7160B              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       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 - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  333                               LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7160B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7160B-1965-09-13), registration cancelled 1965-09-13, S/N 18-5185 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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