# NTSB MIA76FKQ08: Piper PA-18, N4686Y, Madison, MS, August 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1975
- Place: Madison, MS · MADISON, MS
- Location: 32.4739° N, 90.1309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4739&lon=-90.1309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2259  75/8/20    MADISON,MS          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4000
        TIME - 1900                    N4686Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUCE CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISON,MS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  335
        REMARKS- STRUCK SOFT SOD AND STANDING WATER ON LOW POINT OF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4686Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4686Y-1976-10-22), registration cancelled 1976-10-22, S/N 188951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bruce Campbell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750820023819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750820023819A), Aug 20, 1975: Piper PA18150, Madison, MS, Substantial damage. Struck soft sod and standing water on low point of strip.

## Other investigations on N4686Y (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 MIA76FKQ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ47), Sep 14, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N4686Y), Flora, MS, destroyed, 2 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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