Piper PA-18 N4067Z accident, Grand Forks, ND, Jun 17, 1967 · NTSB MKC68F0063

Date: June 17, 1967
Place: Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
Injuries: 1 serious
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Maneuvering
Aircraft: N4067ZPiper PA-18
Status: Completed · report September 26, 1967
Report: Brief approved by the director
Case key: 116865

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0441  67/6/17    GRAND FORKS,N DAK   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 15000
        TIME - 0730                    N4067Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  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 CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  850                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN

Aircraft

Registration: N4067Z
Reported as: Piper PA-18
Category: Airplane
Engine: reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage

N4067ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8078 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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