MIA67A0108

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Albany, GA · April 21, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 21, 1967
Place
Albany, GA · ALBANY, GA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1199APiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report July 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117748

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0179  67/4/21    ALBANY GA           PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 498
        TIME - 0610                    N1199A              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    8                       KIND OF OPERATION - AGITATING TREES
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          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 -SWAMPY/WATER
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  182                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PILOT SPRAYING LAKE FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL.65 FT TREES ON SHORELINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1199A
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Turner Afb

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.