# NTSB UNK64X3582: Piper PA18A, N1374C, Atmore, AL, August 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1964
- Place: Atmore, AL · ATMORE, AL
- Location: 31.1241° N, 87.4578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atmore, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1241&lon=-87.4578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3582
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3582

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2618  64/8/25    ATMORE ALA          PIPER PA18A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3200
        TIME - 1430                    N1374C              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2650 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2700                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1374C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1374C-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N 18-2619 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (registry code 7101822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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