- Date
- July 6, 1970
- Place
- Ludlow, SD · LUDLOW, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1637APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2800 70/7/6 LUDLOW,S DAK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2300 TIME - 1045 N1637A PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2050 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NYGARD RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUDLOW,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT REMARKS- ACFT HIT FENCE POSTS.WING,FUSELAGE DMG.WIND GUSTING.SPRAYING CATTLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1637A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nygard Ranch
N1637ARegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2019 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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