# NTSB MIA69D0128: Piper PA-18, N9490D, Cottonwood, AL, August 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1968
- Place: Cottonwood, AL · COTTONWOOD, AL
- Location: 31.0540° N, 85.2996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonwood, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0540&lon=-85.2996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2787  68/8/19    COTTONWOOD,ALA      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1710                    N9490D              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   41, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, 400
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3500                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- LANDING ON ROAD. DUSTING PEANUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9490D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9490D-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 187023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9490D (1)

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 FTW73FRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRJ09), Aug 11, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N9490D), Mangham, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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