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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Sulphur, OK · May 19, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1964
Place
Sulphur, OK · SULPHUR, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9148DPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185053

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0383  64/5/19  NR.SULPHUR OKLA       PIPER PA18          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 450
        TIME - 0930                    N9148D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   15                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     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                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1200
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND                             PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- WEED CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N9148D
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.