# NTSB CHI70F0319: Piper PA-25, N7796Z, Peshtigo, WI, August 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1969
- Place: Peshtigo, WI · PESHTIGO, WI
- Location: 45.0594° N, 87.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peshtigo, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0594&lon=-87.7495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0319
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0319

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3742  69/8/25    PESHTIGO,WIS        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2185
        TIME - 1545                    N7796Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARMONY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PESHTIGO,WIS                PESHTIGO,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
        REMARKS- SHOCK CORD FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7796Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7796Z-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 25-3998 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harmony

## Other investigations on N7796Z (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 CHI73DEP63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP63), Jun 4, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N7796Z), Portage, WI, 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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