Piper PA18A N1189C
16 April 1965 · Santa Maria Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 April 1965 at about 06:45 local time, a Piper PA18A registered N1189C, operated by R&S Crop Duste, was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Maria Calif, California, United States. One person was on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Maria Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Side Airprk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA18A
- Registration
- N1189C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- R&S Crop Duste
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0150
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FARM WORKER STRUCK DURING SWATH RUN PERSONNEL-NO SUPERVISION OF AERIAL APPLICATION
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1965 | Piper PA18A | Pearsall Tex, Texas, United States | Agricultural S | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |