# Accident 19940416007939A: Piper PA25260, Muskogee, OK, April 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1994, 08:20 local time
- Place: Muskogee, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XRGG
- Location: 35.7201° N, 95.4693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7201&lon=-95.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4647Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4647Y-2009-09-30) (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 PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,400 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416007939A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT ON POWER LINE DURING PULLUP FROM SPRAY RUN. IMPACTED GROUND NOSE FIRST. CHEMICAL ON WINDSHIELD.

## 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 FTW94LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA126), Apr 16, 1994: Piper PA-25-260 (N4647Y), Muskogee, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE POWER LINE. FACTORS WERE A CHEMICAL SPRAY CONTAMINATED WINDSCREEN, THE RESULTANT LIMITATION TO VISIBILITY, AND SUN GLARE.

## Other reports on N4647Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19820413018509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820413018509I), Apr 13, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N4647Y), Jayton, TX, Minor damage. Engine began to run rough and backfired. Landed in a field. Found left magneto had a crack. Bendix model S6LN.
- [Accident 19760422008209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760422008209A), Apr 22, 1976: Piper PA25235 (N4647Y), Crowville, LA, Substantial damage. Hit fence & brush. Acft heavy.

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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