# NTSB MIA69F0195: Piper PA-18, N1035A, Sylvania, GA, September 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1968
- Place: Sylvania, GA · SYLVANIA, GA
- Location: 32.7472° N, 81.6407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvania, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7472&lon=-81.6407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0195
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0195

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3615   68/9/4    SYLVANIA,GA         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 450
        TIME - 1700                    N1035A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   33                       KIND OF OPERATION - TEST
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  132
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1035A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1035A-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 18-608 (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
- Airport: Bells

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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