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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Crosby, ND · June 10, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 10, 1976
Place
Crosby, ND · CROSBY, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9661PPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760610013279A
Case key
153386

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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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3-1093  76/6/10    CROSBY,ND           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1000
        TIME - 2130                    N9661P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSBY FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSBY,ND                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  350                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
        REMARKS- MANEUVERED TO MISS DUCKS-WING CAUGHT WATER ALONGLDG STRIP.SEVERE POST ACDT STORM FURTHER DMGD ACFT

Aircraft

Registration
N9661P
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Crosby Farm Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9661P · 1

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