MKC70FDD21

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Maddock, ND · June 26, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 26, 1970
Place
Maddock, ND · MADDOCK, ND
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8567DPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report April 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120306

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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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3-2759  70/6/26  NR.MADDOCK,N DAK      PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1112
        TIME - 2015                    N8567D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SABBE FARM,N DAK            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  250                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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 - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1575                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- AFT COMPLETING PROC TRN ACFT WAS DEADHEADING BACK TO OTR END OF FLD WHEN IT PITCHED OVR,HIT GND.

Aircraft

Registration
N8567D
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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