SEA66F0020

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Burley, ID · July 13, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1965
Place
Burley, ID · BURLEY, ID
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4874APiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176447

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2105  65/7/13    BURLEY ID           PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6258
        TIME - 1830                    N4874A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 258 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  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 - AFT OF PILOT

Aircraft

Registration
N4874A
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.