# NTSB SEA67D0015: Piper PA-18A, N7165B, Swan Valley, ID, May 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1966
- Place: Swan Valley, ID · SWAN VALLEY, ID
- Location: 43.4426° N, 111.3245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swan Valley, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4426&lon=-111.3245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3021  66/5/27    SWAN VALLEY ID      PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 612
        TIME - 2015                    N7165B              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  330                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
        REMARKS- DURING TAKEOFF RUN ON DIRT ROAD PILOT DIVERTED ATTENTION TO APPROACHING TRUCK WHICH WAS NOT HAZARD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7165B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7165B-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 18-5191, built 1956 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7165B (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA67D0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0023), Jun 27, 1966: Piper PA-18A (N7165B), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage

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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