# NTSB SEA67F0096: Waco UPF-7, N170E, Wilder, ID, August 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1966
- Place: Wilder, ID · WILDER, ID
- Location: 43.6775° N, 116.9076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilder, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6775&lon=-116.9076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0561  66/8/12    WILDER ID           WACO UPF-7          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2500
        TIME - 1915                    N170E               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMEDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-SPRAY POISONING-%TEPP<-%DI SYSTOX<.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  700                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2350
        REMARKS- PLT FELT ILL,IGNORED DRS.ADVISE TAKE TOXIC TESTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N170E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170E-1974-11-07), registration cancelled 1974-11-07, S/N 5589, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Registry model: [Waco UPF-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (registry code 9601302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Homedale

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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