- Date
- August 3, 1965
- Place
- Gumberry, NC · GUMBERRY, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1445APiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176933
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1903 65/8/3 GUMBERRY NC PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 900 TIME - 0720 N1445A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 745 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 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 - 70 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1445A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1445ARegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2020 · Piper PA-18AAirframe modelPiper PA-18AEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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