# Accident 19750507009809A: Piper PA25235, Chanute, KS, May 7, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1975
- Place: Chanute, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.6697° N, 95.4642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chanute, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6697&lon=-95.4642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8815L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815L-2010-02-22) (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: 3,550 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DC045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DC045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750507009809A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GUIDE WIRE ON TAKEOFF FROM NARROW ROAD.

## 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 MKC75DC045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DC045), May 7, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N8815L), Chanute, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8815L (1)

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

- [Accident 19840719034069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840719034069A), Jul 19, 1984: Piper PA25235 (N8815L), Pollard, AR, Substantial damage. Struck electric transmission lines while spraying bean field. Pilot was aware of lines but wing made contact.

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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