# NTSB MIA66A0026: Piper PA-18, N7504K, Inverness, MS, September 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1965
- Place: Inverness, MS · INVERNESS, MS
- Location: 33.3542° N, 90.5912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inverness, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3542&lon=-90.5912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0777   65/9/2  NR.INVERNESS,MISS.    PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 666
        TIME - 1613                    N7504K              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  304                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    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 - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  112                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT OCCURED DURING REENTRY TO SWATH RUN FROM LEFT TURNAROUND.PILOT FLEW 9.5 HRS.ON DAY OF ACC
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7504K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7504K-1965-10-14), registration cancelled 1965-10-14, S/N 18-217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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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