# NTSB MKC68D0504: Piper PA-11, N5010H, Terril, IA, August 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1967
- Place: Terril, IA · TERRIL, IA
- Location: 43.3058° N, 94.9689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terril, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3058&lon=-94.9689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0504
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0504

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4724  67/8/16    TERRIL,IOWA         PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N5010H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 50, 4500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
        REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO TAXI OVER SMALL TREE,TOO FAST. WING TIP STRUCK TREE, PULLED ACFT INTO LARGE TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5010H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5010H), registered now, S/N 11-873, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5010H (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 SEA76FTA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA16), Mar 10, 1976: Piper PA-11 (N5010H), Ashland, MT, substantial damage

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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