# NTSB UNK64X2240: Piper PA18, N1073A, Peacock, TX, June 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1964
- Place: Peacock, TX · PEACOCK, TX
- Location: 33.1823° N, 100.3993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peacock, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1823&lon=-100.3993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1623  64/6/12    PEACOCK TEX         PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N1073A              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 45, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-CARB FLOAT LEVEL TOO HIGH.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - MESQUITE                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1800
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR FLOODED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1073A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1073A), registered now, S/N 18-657, built 1951 (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: Destroyed

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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