# NTSB MKC76DTG16: Piper PA-18, N9661P, Crosby, ND, June 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1976
- Place: Crosby, ND · CROSBY, ND
- Location: 48.9162° N, 103.2966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crosby, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9162&lon=-103.2966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DTG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1093  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9661P-2011-06-13), registration cancelled 2011-06-13, S/N 18-7509006 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crosby Farm Strip

## 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 19760610013279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760610013279A), Jun 10, 1976: Piper PA18150, Crosby, ND, Substantial damage. Maneuvered to miss ducks-wing caught water alongldg strip. Severe post acdt storm further dmgd acft

## Other investigations on N9661P (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 ANC86LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA122), Aug 6, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N9661P), Mcgrath, 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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