# NTSB UNK64X3243: Piper AE-1, N75619, Hurt, VA, August 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1964
- Place: Hurt, VA · HURT, VA
- Location: 37.0964° N, 79.3033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hurt, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0964&lon=-79.3033&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0635   64/8/6  NR.HURT VA            PIPER AE-1          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2443
        TIME - 1635                    N75619              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  950                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75619](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75619-1964-11-25), registration cancelled 1964-11-25, S/N 5-1428 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AE-1
- Registry model: [Piper AE-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-ae-1) (registry code 7100202) (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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