# NTSB SEA66F0301: Piper PA-18, N8182C, Ekalaka, MT, May 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1966
- Place: Ekalaka, MT · EKALAKA, MT
- Location: 45.8892° N, 104.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ekalaka, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8892&lon=-104.5517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0301
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0301

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0177  66/5/29    EKALAKA MONT        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 421
        TIME - 0800                    N8182C              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 406 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   60                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3160                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8182C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8182C-1966-07-26), registration cancelled 1966-07-26, S/N 18-3641 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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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