# NTSB CHI79FEI27: Piper PA-25, N288JW, Sycamore, OH, June 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1979
- Place: Sycamore, OH · SYCAMORE, OH
- Location: 40.9517° N, 83.1710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sycamore, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9517&lon=-83.1710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1750   79/6/9  NR.SYCAMORE,OH        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 600
        TIME - 1720                    N288JW              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 278 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TONG FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAREY,OH                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  800                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- DURING SWATH RUN,PILOT LOOKED TO SEE WHERE SEED WAS FALLING.PILOT SAW TREES TOO LATE TO AVOID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N288JW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288JW-1982-07-30), registration cancelled 1982-07-30, S/N 25-7405630 (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
- Airport: Tong Farm

## 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 19790609013039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609013039A), Jun 9, 1979: Piper PA25235, Sycamore, OH, Destroyed. Crop duster hit tree on first pass at field and crashed demolishing acft.

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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