# NTSB CHI76DEV47: Piper PA-25, N6816Z, Wyoming, IL, July 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1976
- Place: Wyoming, IL · WYOMING, IL
- Location: 41.0638° N, 89.7729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wyoming, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0638&lon=-89.7729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEV47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2462   76/7/2    WYOMING,IL          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 3500
        TIME - 1600                    N6816Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEWANEE,IL                  WYOMING,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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 -  10
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6816Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6816Z-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 25-2478, built 1963 (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 19760702022129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760702022129A), Jul 2, 1976: Piper PA25235, Wyoming, IL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6816Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78DER47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER47), May 27, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N6816Z), Warren, MN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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