# NTSB ATL81DKG21: Piper PA-25, N6289Z, Vidalia, GA, June 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1981
- Place: Vidalia, GA · VIDALIA, GA
- Location: 32.2121° N, 82.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidalia, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2121&lon=-82.4022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1047   81/6/4    VIDALIA,GA          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 350
        TIME - 1230                    N6289Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIDALIA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  350                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC         PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6289Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6289Z-2005-09-23), registration cancelled 2005-09-23, S/N 25-359, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19810604031399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604031399A), Jun 4, 1981: Piper PA25150, Vidalia, GA, Substantial damage. Wing struck trees on spray run. Remainted airborne. Landed safely.

## Other investigations on N6289Z (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 IAD05LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA096), Jul 5, 2005: Piper PA-25 (N6289Z), Cape May, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain to perform a forced landing.

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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