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LAX65A0083

1965-04-16 · SANTA MARIA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N1189C

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18A
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19700708
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A04D81

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
PIPER PA18A · N1189C
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
DH
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Airport
NORTH SIDE AIRPRK
Kind of flying
CA

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR

Aircraft history

Total time
2,202 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
7,008
Age
36

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

PERSONNEL-NO SUPERVISION OF AERIAL APPLICATION

Investigator remarks

FARM WORKER STRUCK DURING SWATH RUN

Cause factors

  • 64/A/15 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 68/A/K9 A
    PERSONNEL OTHER Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 84/A/J A
    MISCELLANEOUS WRITTEN CAUSE Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/J/79 J
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS SUNGLARE Joint cause

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 2 0150. Source file NTSB_1965_2_0150.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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