# NTSB ATL81FKQ24: Piper PA-25, N4883Y, Bentonia, MS, July 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1981
- Place: Bentonia, MS · BENTONIA, MS
- Location: 32.6436° N, 90.3692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bentonia, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6436&lon=-90.3692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1629  81/7/30    BENTONIA,MS         PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 531
        TIME - 1845                    N4883Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENTONIA,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  174                       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 -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  180                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER AG AIRCRAFT AS HE PULLED OUT OF RUN.STRUCK TREE WITH LEFT WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4883Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4883Y-2005-06-30), registration cancelled 2005-06-30, S/N 25-4687, built 1968 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810730046669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810730046669A), Jul 30, 1981: Piper PA25235, Bentonia, MS, Destroyed. Ag pilot allowed aircraft to hit tree during spray run. Aircraft crashed and burned.

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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