- Date
- May 14, 1965
- Place
- Dutton, MT · DUTTON, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1462CPiper PA18A
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178201
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0484 65/5/14 NR.DUTTON MONT PIPER PA18A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1540 N1462C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 58, 20000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 6000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT 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 - 3800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1462C
- Reported as
- Piper PA18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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