# NTSB CHI74FEM63: Piper PA-25, N4864Y, Hart, MI, May 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1974
- Place: Hart, MI · HART, MI
- Location: 43.6920° N, 86.3695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hart, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6920&lon=-86.3695&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 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEM63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1602  74/5/30    HART,MICH           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0804                    N4864Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 23, 884 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HART SHELBY,MICH            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   17                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            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 - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  900                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT LINED UP BTWN 2 ROWS OF TREES 20FT APART.L WING STRUCK TOP OF 1 TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4864Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4864Y-1974-08-02), registration cancelled 1974-08-02, S/N 25-4585, 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)
- 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 19740530017649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740530017649A), May 30, 1974: Piper PA25235, Hart, MI, Destroyed. Acft lined up btwn 2 rows of trees 20FT apart.l wing struck top of 1 tree.

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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