SEA67A0072

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Parma, ID · June 10, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 10, 1967
Place
Parma, ID · PARMA, ID
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2879PPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116915

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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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2-0564  67/6/10    PARMA,ID            PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 750
        TIME - 1145                    N2879P              PX-  1  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARMA MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SURVEY OF FIELD FOR LATER SPRAY FLT.PLT SAW PWRLINE TOO LATE TO AVOID EXTREME EVASIVE TACTICS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2879P
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Parma Muni

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.