# Accident 19740822029389A: Piper PA25235, Climax, GA, August 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1974
- Place: Climax, GA
- Airport: Climax Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.8757° N, 84.4312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Climax, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8757&lon=-84.4312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4682Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4682Y-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,103 total, 175 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740822029389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT DID NOT KNOW WIDTH AND LENGTH OF RWY. HIT CORN ON L SIDE OF RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75DKG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG22), Aug 22, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N4682Y), Climax, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4682Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800505011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505011169A), May 5, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N4682Y), Irwinville, GA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot crashed while attempting takeoff from Private strip. Insufficient airspeed to clear obstacles.
- [Accident 19730917031659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730917031659A), Sep 17, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N4682Y), Cochran, GA, Substantial damage. Pwr line at an angle to fld. Tried to dive under pwr line,struck line,dscndd to gnd.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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