# NTSB MKC66F0104: Piper PA-18, N1011A, Tulare, SD, June 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1965
- Place: Tulare, SD · TULARE, SD
- Location: 44.7382° N, 98.5089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulare, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7382&lon=-98.5089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1689   65/6/8  NR.TULARE S DAK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5200
        TIME - 1930                    N1011A              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1300                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1011A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1011A), registered now, S/N 18-582, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1011A (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 SEA90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA076), May 7, 1990: Piper PA-18-125 (N1011A), Rogerson, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT BELOW SAFE ALTITUDES WHILE ENGAGED IN LOW-ALTITUDE 'BUZZING' ACTIVITIES.

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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