# Accident 19790928028599A: Piper PA25235, East Baton Roug, LA, September 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1979, 07:45 local time
- Place: East Baton Roug, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.5383° N, 91.0956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5383&lon=-91.0956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4485Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4485Y-1981-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,664 total, 452 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790928028599A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING TIP HIT TALL GRASS ON LANDING ON DIRT ROAD. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 FTW79DRD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD57), Sep 28, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N4485Y), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4485Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19800811034879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800811034879A), Aug 11, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N4485Y), Plaquemine, LA, Substantial damage. Struck wires on pull-up from a spray run.

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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