Piper PA-18 N3839Z
15 July 1966 · Molt Mont, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1966 at about 07:15 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3839Z, operated by EC Wilcox, was involved in an accident during in flight near Molt Mont, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Molt Mont, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N3839Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- EC Wilcox
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3670
People
Nobody was injured.
| 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
PILOT WAS LOOKING BACK AT SPRAY PATTERN WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES ABOUT 70 FT HIGH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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