# NTSB MIA68A0003: Piper PA-18A, N1677P, Bonita Sprgs, FL, July 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1967
- Place: Bonita Sprgs, FL · BONITA SPRGS, FL
- Location: 26.3398° N, 81.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonita Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3398&lon=-81.7787&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0387   67/7/4    BONITA SPRGS,FLA    PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N1677P              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 38, 2310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, 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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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 -  100                               SWAMPY/WATER
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                                        DENSE WITH TREES
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- MOSQUITO CONTROL FLIGHT. PLTS AERIAL APPLICATION TIME IN SINGLE-ENG AIRCRAFT VERY LIMITED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1677P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1677P-1970-04-28), registration cancelled 1970-04-28, S/N 18-3806, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- 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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