- Date
- May 29, 1968
- Place
- Tyler, ND · TYLER, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4102ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110058
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1275 68/5/29 NR.TYLER,N DAK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 900 TIME - 1915 N4102Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED PROP WASH/WING VORTICES FROM HEAVIER ACFT DURING TANDEM SPRAYING ACTIVITIES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4102Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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