- Date
- August 13, 1972
- Place
- Deer Lodge, MT · DEER LODGE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4714APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167983
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2910 72/8/13 DEER LODGE,MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0600 N4714A PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 48, 6218 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3010 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEER LODGE,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM HIGHWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4714A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage