# NTSB ATL80DLJ21: Piper PA-25, N7416Z, Kenly, NC, August 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1980
- Place: Kenly, NC · KENLY, NC
- Location: 35.6008° N, 78.1279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenly, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6008&lon=-78.1279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DLJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2061  80/8/20    KENLY,NC            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 452
        TIME - 0925                    N7416Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLDSBORO,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   63                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  140
        REMARKS- SPRAYING W LANNATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7416Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7416Z-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 25-3385 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800820036569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820036569A), Aug 20, 1980: Piper PA25235, Kenley, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot made improper level off and struck ground on swath run causing crash.

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.

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