# NTSB MIA72FKJ59: Piper PA-18A, N4391A, Robertsdale, AL, June 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1972
- Place: Robertsdale, AL · ROBERTSDALE, AL
- Location: 30.5574° N, 87.7050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robertsdale, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5574&lon=-87.7050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKJ59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKJ59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2007   72/6/5    ROBERTSDALE,ALA     PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1050
        TIME - 1850                    N4391A              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BONNERS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBERTSDALE,ALA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4391A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4391A-1972-07-10), registration cancelled 1972-07-10, S/N 18-4800 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bonners Strip

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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