# NTSB MKC70FDD21: Piper PA-18, N8567D, Maddock, ND, June 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1970
- Place: Maddock, ND · MADDOCK, ND
- Location: 47.9624° N, 99.5293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maddock, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9624&lon=-99.5293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70FDD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FDD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8567D), registered now, S/N 18-6785, built 1959 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8567D (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC79DAG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG61), Aug 24, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N8567D), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage

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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