- Date
- May 9, 1966
- Place
- De Smet, ND · DE SMET, ND
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1962PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172453
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0414 66/5/9 NR.DE SMET S DAK PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 467 TIME - 1730 N1962P PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1520 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PRACTICE SWATH RUN NO SPRAY LOAD ON BOARD AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1962P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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