# NTSB UNK64X2100: Piper PA18, N1019A, Bonanza, OR, June 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1964
- Place: Bonanza, OR · BONANZA, OR
- Location: 42.2003° N, 121.4067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonanza, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2003&lon=-121.4067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1534   64/6/4    BONANZA OREG        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 7000
        TIME - 1130                    N1019A              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1019A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1019A-2005-09-06), registration cancelled 2005-09-06, S/N 18-599, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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