# NTSB CHI76FEK18: Piper PA-25, N6569Z, Vanlue, OH, June 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1976
- Place: Vanlue, OH · VANLUE, OH
- Location: 40.9741° N, 83.4848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vanlue, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9741&lon=-83.4848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEK18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2999   76/6/7    VANLUE,OH           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1098
        TIME - 1020                    N6569Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANLUE,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    7                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  820                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD FLAGMAN KEPT JUMPING AROUND ON THE GND RUNNING,& WAVING HIS ARMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6569Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6569Z-1976-08-19), registration cancelled 1976-08-19, S/N 25-2117 (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

## 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 19760607018869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760607018869A), Jun 7, 1976: Piper PA25235, Vanlue, OH, Destroyed. Plt rptd flagman kept jumping around on the gnd running,& waving his arms.

## Other investigations on N6569Z (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 CHI74DEA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA08), Aug 4, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N6569Z), Kentland, IN, destroyed

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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