- Date
- June 27, 1970
- Place
- Wolf Point, MT · WOLF POINT, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7078BPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119957
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2713 70/6/27 NR.WOLF POINT,MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0848 N7078B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 64, 4200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAUGE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOLF POINT,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER - OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS NONE CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TELFON,PWR LINES S OF STRIP.HIGH HUMIDITY,TEMP HI 80S.N DEP CLR OF OBSTNS.PLT DIED 3 WKS LATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7078B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hauge Strip
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