# NTSB MKC75FCD11: Piper PA-11, N4858M, Rockwell Cty, IA, August 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1974
- Place: Rockwell Cty, IA · ROCKWELL CTY, IA
- Location: 42.3981° N, 94.6289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwell City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3981&lon=-94.6289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2936  74/8/24    ROCKWELL CTY,IOWA   PIPER PA-11         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36,
        TIME - 1545                    N4858M              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  ROCKWELL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKWELL CTY,IOWA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         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-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1215                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STALLED DOWNWIND IN PROCEDURE TURN.PLT HAD PERFORMED 7 TO 8 HRS OF SPRAY OPNS DRG DAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4858M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4858M-1974-10-11), registration cancelled 1974-10-11, S/N 11-375 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Rockwell City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740824028659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824028659A), Aug 24, 1974: Piper PA11, Rockwell Cty, IA, Destroyed. Stalled downwind in procedure turn. Plt had performed 7 to 8 hrs of spray opns drg day.

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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