# NTSB UNK64X3446: Piper PA18A, N2892Z, Bunkie, LA, August 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1964
- Place: Bunkie, LA · BUNKIE, LA
- Location: 30.9537° N, 92.1881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunkie, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9537&lon=-92.1881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3446
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3446

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2516  64/8/18    BUNKIE LA           PIPER PA18A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 9000
        TIME - 1400                    N2892Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2892Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2892Z), registered now, S/N 18-7075, built 1959 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:                 Z

## Other investigations on N2892Z (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC15CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA040), Jun 14, 2015: Piper PA 18A 150 (N2892Z), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC77DAH07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH07-146034), Aug 18, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N2892Z), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

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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