UNK64X2476

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18A · Oberlin, KS · June 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 25, 1964
Place
Oberlin, KS · OBERLIN, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9252DPiper PA18A
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182847

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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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3-1807  64/6/25    OBERLIN KANS        PIPER PA18A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0745                    N9252D              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 41, 6782 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            915 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2588                       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          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                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2700

Aircraft

Registration
N9252D
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Z

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