- Date
- July 7, 1965
- Place
- Lewistown, MT · LEWISTOWN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8566DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2518 65/7/7 NR.LEWISTOWN MONT PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0600 N8566D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 24, 1600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8566D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8566DRegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2020 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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