- Date
- August 18, 1967
- Place
- Sylvester, GA · SYLVESTER, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1390APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114652
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2893 67/8/18 SYLVESTER,GA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 265 TIME - 1115 N1390A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 50 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - 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 - 400 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIGH SPEED STALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1390A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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