- Date
- June 29, 1977
- Place
- Riverside, AL · RIVERSIDE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9115DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770629018439A
- Case key
- 157216
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2376 77/6/29 NR.RIVERSIDE,AL PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0840 N9115D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 33, 2618 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 500 LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- GASCOLATOR LOOSE DUE NOT PROPERLY SAFETIED. MOSQUITO CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9115D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.