# NTSB UNK64X1726: Piper PA18, N4485A, Chanute, KS, May 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1964
- Place: Chanute, KS · CHANUTE, KS
- Location: 37.6697° N, 95.4642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chanute, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6697&lon=-95.4642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1726
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1726

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1253  64/5/11    CHANUTE KANS        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 408
        TIME - 0600                    N4485A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    8                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   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 - AFT OF PILOT                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4485A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4485A), registered now, S/N 18-4850, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- 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 N4485A (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 ANC93LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA137), Aug 7, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N4485A), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

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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