# NTSB MIA68F0038: Piper PA-18, N2414P, Apopka, FL, June 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1967
- Place: Apopka, FL · APOPKA, FL
- Location: 28.6806° N, 81.5095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apopka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6806&lon=-81.5095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1902   67/6/5    APOPKA,FLA          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 6000
        TIME - 0500                    N2414P              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUST FARMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   40                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2414P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2414P), registered now, S/N 18-4289, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lust Farms

## Other investigations on N2414P (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC02FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA126), Jul 1, 2002: Piper PA-18-150 (N2414P), Farmingdale, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA97WA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA089), Feb 1, 1997: Piper PA-18 (N2414P), Valparaiso, Chile, substantial damage

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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