# NTSB MIA66F0049: Piper PA-18A, N8259E, Laurinburg, NC, July 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1965
- Place: Laurinburg, NC · LAURINBURG, NC
- Location: 34.7621° N, 79.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurinburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7621&lon=-79.4774&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 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1536  65/7/14    LAURINBURG NC       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 315
        TIME - 0845                    N8259E              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   85                       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 - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  220                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8259E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259E-1965-08-13), registration cancelled 1965-08-13, S/N 18-5012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A RESTRICTED](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-restricted) (registry code 7101834) (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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