# NTSB CHI66F0100: Piper PA-25, N6251Z, Melber, KY, July 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1965
- Place: Melber, KY · MELBER, KY
- Location: 36.9464° N, 88.7253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melber, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9464&lon=-88.7253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1970  65/7/26    MELBER KY           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 6150
        TIME - 1800                    N6251Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO                                   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 - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6251Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6251Z-1967-11-16), registration cancelled 1967-11-16, S/N 25-310 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6251Z (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 MIA68A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0027), Sep 1, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N6251Z), Taylorsville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA68F0138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0138), Jul 23, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N6251Z), Taylorville, GA, 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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