# NTSB UNK64X3634: Piper PA18, N3899Z, Scranton, NC, August 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1964
- Place: Scranton, NC · SCRANTON, NC
- Location: 35.4971° N, 76.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4971&lon=-76.4513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3634
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3634

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0632  64/8/27  NR.SCRANTON NC        PIPER PA18          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 943
        TIME - 1135                    N3899Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 298 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            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 - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  943                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3                   SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3899Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3899Z-1993-05-18), registration cancelled 1993-05-18, S/N 187667 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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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