# NTSB CHI76AEM34: Piper PA-25, N4921Y, Edmore, MI, April 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1976
- Place: Edmore, MI · EDMORE, MI
- Location: 43.4076° N, 85.0367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edmore, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4076&lon=-85.0367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AEM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AEM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0537   76/4/7    EDMORE,MI           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4122
        TIME - 0630                    N4921Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEVIEW,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CLOVER                                    PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - 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 -  940
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH A WINDMILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4921Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4921Y-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 25-4600 (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 19760407008029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760407008029A), Apr 7, 1976: Piper PA25235, Edmore, MI, Destroyed. Collided with a windmill.

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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