# NTSB CHI76FEV49: Piper PA-25, N9811P, Cerro Gordo, IL, July 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1976
- Place: Cerro Gordo, IL · CERRO GORDO, IL
- Location: 39.8892° N, 88.7345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cerro Gordo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8892&lon=-88.7345&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2899  76/7/20    CERRO GORDO,IL      PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1107
        TIME - 1730                    N9811P              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CERRO GORDO,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  554                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  660
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO BEGIN A PROCEDURE TURN THEN DESCENDING AT A STEEP ANGLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9811P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9811P-1976-08-30), registration cancelled 1976-08-30, S/N 25-7556127 (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 19760720020819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720020819A), Jul 20, 1976: Piper PA25235, Cerro Gordo, IL, Destroyed. Acft obsvd to begin a procedure turn then descending at a steep angle.

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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