# NTSB MKC68F0572: Piper PA-18, N4102Z, Tyler, ND, May 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1968
- Place: Tyler, ND · TYLER, ND
- Location: 46.1491° N, 96.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1491&lon=-96.6054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0572
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0572

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1275  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4102Z-1975-07-31), registration cancelled 1975-07-31, S/N 18-8121, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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