# NTSB NYC67F0107: Piper PA-18A, N8158C, Huntington, MD, July 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1966
- Place: Huntington, MD · HUNTINGTON, MD
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1887  66/7/18    HUNTINGTON MD       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 864
        TIME - 1830                    N8158C              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTINGTON FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   22                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- DETERIORATED CARBURETOR GASKET AND LOSE VENTURI,THREE HOURS SINCE ENGINE OVERHAUL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8158C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8158C-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 18-3612, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (registry code 7101822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huntington Farm

## Other investigations on N8158C (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 IAD70F0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F0082), Sep 4, 1969: Piper PA-18A (N8158C), Browns Store, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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