- Date
- August 26, 1969
- Place
- Gillett Grve, IA · GILLETT GRVE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9901DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158956
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2717 69/8/26 GILLETT GRVE,IOWA PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 800 TIME - 0955 N9901D PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPENCER,IOWA GILLETT GRVE,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT 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-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1300 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT WAS OBSERVED SIGNALLING TO FLAGMAN. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.11 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9901D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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