- Date
- June 22, 1964
- Place
- Swan Valley, ID · SWAN VALLEY, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7172DPiper PA18A
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183476
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1774 64/6/22 SWAN VALLEY ID PIPER PA18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1950 N7172D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 5700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- ACCELERATOR PUMP ROD END NOT SAFETIED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7172D
- Reported as
- Piper PA18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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