- Date
- July 8, 1964
- Place
- Ryegate, MT · RYEGATE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5447HPiper PA18
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182989
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1991 64/7/8 RYEGATE MONT PIPER PA18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0630 N5447H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 52, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5447H
- Reported as
- Piper PA18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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