# NTSB SEA67A0070: Piper PA-18A, N7090D, The Dalles, OR, June 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1967
- Place: The Dalles, OR · THE DALLES, OR
- Location: 45.5984° N, 121.1524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Dalles, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5984&lon=-121.1524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0650   67/6/4    THE DALLES,OREG     PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 592
        TIME - 0515                    N7090D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  151                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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                      TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  800                               HILLY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENGINE SEIZURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7090D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7090D-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 18-5578, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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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