# NTSB SEA66F0020: Piper PA-18A, N4874A, Burley, ID, July 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1965
- Place: Burley, ID · BURLEY, ID
- Location: 42.5374° N, 113.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burley, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5374&lon=-113.7913&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2105  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4874A-1965-08-11), registration cancelled 1965-08-11, S/N 18-4973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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