# NTSB MKC76FCJ69: Piper PA-18A, N8790D, North Platte, NE, September 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1976
- Place: North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCJ69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3171   76/9/1    NORTH PLATTE,NE     PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1325                    N8790D              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 55, 20000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1833 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH PLATTE,NE             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2780
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENROUTE TO SEEDING AREA-AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8790D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8790D), registered now, S/N 18-6330 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760901032809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901032809A), Sep 1, 1976: Piper PA18A150, North Platte, NE, Destroyed. Enroute to seeding area-aircraft crashed and burned

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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