- Date
- September 14, 1964
- Place
- Rayville, LA · RAYVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N40602Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181746
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0712 64/9/14 NR.RAYVILLE LA PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 950 TIME - 1545 N40602 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 550 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -*ERROR-INVALID CODE* GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 72 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40602
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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