# Accident 19790614018799A: Piper PA25150, Atwood, KS, June 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Atwood, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.8099° N, 101.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwood, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8099&lon=-101.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6045Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6045Z-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,885 total, 109 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614018799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED WHILE AG PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR SPRAY FIELD. STALLED ACFT DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. FAILED DUMP LOAD.

## 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 MKC79FCQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ29), Jun 14, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N6045Z), Atwood, KS, substantial damage

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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