# NTSB ATL81FLT07: Piper PA-25, N7682Z, Pickwick Dam, TN, April 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1981
- Place: Pickwick Dam, TN · PICKWICK DAM, TN
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLT07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0602  81/4/28    PICKWICK DAM,TN     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2400
        TIME - 1900                    N7682Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,TN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  400                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- R WING HIT GND WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID A ROW OF TREES & A DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7682Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7682Z-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 25-3834, built 1966 (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: 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 19810428020249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428020249A), Apr 28, 1981: Piper PA25235, Pickwick Dam, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit during spray run. Crash-landed in adjacent field. Found water in fuel system.

## Other investigations on N7682Z (2)

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 MKC69D0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0032), Mar 30, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N7682Z), Selkirk, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0492), Feb 12, 1966: Piper PA-25 (N7682Z), Nevada, MO, substantial damage

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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