# NTSB ATL80FKG16: Piper PA-25, N4970Y, Unadilla, GA, July 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1980
- Place: Unadilla, GA · UNADILLA, GA
- Location: 32.2573° N, 83.7359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unadilla, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2573&lon=-83.7359&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2051  80/7/26  NR.UNADILLA,GA        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 308
        TIME - 0830                    N4970Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THIRD DISTRICT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNADILLA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                               DENSE WITH TREES
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4970Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Third District

## 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 19800726030699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726030699A), Jul 26, 1980: Piper PA25235, Unadilla, GA, Destroyed. Pulled up too late at end of swath run. Struck trees at edge of spray field.

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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