- Date
- May 20, 1974
- Place
- Marysville, CA · MARYSVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4734APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740520016039A
- Case key
- 124746
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1643 74/5/20 NR.MARYSVILLE,CALIF PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 700 TIME - 0630 N4734A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YUBA COUNTY ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARYSVILLE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 700 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 63 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4734A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Yuba County Arpt
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.