# NTSB CHI80FER49: Piper PA-25, N6444Z, Grove City, MN, June 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1980
- Place: Grove City, MN · GROVE CITY, MN
- Location: 45.1492° N, 94.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grove City, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1492&lon=-94.6825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FER49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2901  80/6/16    GROVE CITY,MN       PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 946
        TIME - 1915                    N6444Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 287 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROVE CITY,MN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  287                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  1125                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SAMPLE FM FUEL TRUCK DEEP YELLOW IN COLOR,ODOR NOT SAME AS AVN FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6444Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6444Z-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 25-604, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19800616020129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616020129A), Jun 16, 1980: Piper PA25150, Grove City, MN, Destroyed. Engine lost power on pullup from spray run. Crashed into trees found airplane serviced by other than aviation fuel.

## Other investigations on N6444Z (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 NYC69F0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0093), Jul 16, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N6444Z), Great Meadows, NJ, substantial damage

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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