- Date
- July 2, 1964
- Place
- Waupun, WI · WAUPUN, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8078CPiper PA18A
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0433 64/7/2 NR.WAUPUN WIS PIPER PA18A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N8078C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 56, 18353 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2400 IN TYPE, 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3550 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - 900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- PARATHION POISONING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8078C
- Reported as
- Piper PA18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8078CRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Piper PA-18A-135RESTRICTEDAirframe modelPiper PA-18A-135RESTRICTEDEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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