- Date
- August 16, 1968
- Place
- Derry, NH · DERRY, NH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1866APiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108088
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4922 68/8/16 DERRY,NH PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 685 TIME - 1840 N1866A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DERRY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHUA,NH NASHUA,NH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 181 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN R DIVING TURN WITH ENG THROTTLED BACK.HOPPER LOAD APRX 450LBS DUST,TRIM FULL NOSE UP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1866A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Derry
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