# NTSB UNK64X2940: Piper PA18A, N8687D, Hansen, ID, July 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1964
- Place: Hansen, ID · HANSEN, ID
- Location: 42.5314° N, 114.3012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hansen, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5314&lon=-114.3012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2940
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2940

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0482  64/7/20    HANSEN IDAHO        PIPER PA18A         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2250
        TIME - 1840                    N8687D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2150 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            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
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   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 - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4120                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8687D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8687D-1964-08-12), registration cancelled 1964-08-12, S/N 18-6294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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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