SIMANTEL DANIEL A

CW2 Daniel A Simantel was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/24/1974 at the age of 25.8 from A/C accident
Cornelius, OR
Flight Class 69-45
Date of Birth 06/21/1948
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with A/229 AHB 1 CAV in 70-71
This information was provided by Charlie Rains

More detail on this person: Daniel A. Simantel Crop duster dies in crash HILLSBORO - A 26-year-old self-employed crop dusting pilot was killed Tuesday night when his single wing plane crashed near Kirkman Road and Zion Church Road north of here. Daniel A. Simantel of 3831 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove, was dead on arrival at Tuality Community Hospital. The accident happened at 6:44 p.m. The cause was being investigated by the Federal Aviation Agency. Simantel's craft was a Stinson L-5 that had been converted for crop dusting. He reportedly had been in business in the area for only a short time. The crash occurred near Simantel's base of operation. He was crop dusting by flying a Piper PA-25 Pawnee specifically designed for spraying. Here is the link to the accident report: https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=27189 &key=0 Cause of the accident was a stall resulting from an abrupt pull up to avoid power lines. There was a fire after the impact.

Burial information: Old Scotch Church Cemetery, Hillsboro, OR

This information was last updated 11/10/2023

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024