# NTSB CHI81DCA08: Piper PA-25, N7753Z, Belleville, IL, June 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1981
- Place: Belleville, IL · BELLEVILLE, IL
- Location: 38.5157° N, 89.9910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5157&lon=-89.9910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DCA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DCA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1656  81/6/28    BELLEVILLE,IL       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N7753Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 32, 4541 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            436 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROAD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLEVILLE,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2800                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- DRIVER OF AG CHEMICAL SERVICE TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7753Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7753Z), registered now, S/N 25-3936 (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
- Airport: Road Strip

## 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 19810628037739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628037739A), Jun 28, 1981: Piper PA25235, Belleville, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot started takeoff roll and truck pulled in front of aircraft causing pilot to veer off road into ditch.

## Other investigations on N7753Z (4)

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 CHI96LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA339), Sep 14, 1996: Piper PA-25 (N7753Z), Highland, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of the Piper PA-25 tow pilot to see-and-avoid the Blanik L-23 glider. A factor relating to the accident was: neither aircraft was equipped with a communication radio.
- [NTSB CHI95LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA340), Sep 24, 1995: Piper PA-25-235B (N7753Z), Highland, IL, no damage. Probable cause: a communication misunderstanding between the tow pilot and the glider pilot. Factors related to the accident were: the tow rope becoming entangled, excessive taxispeed by the tow pilot, and the…
- [NTSB CHI76DEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV03), Jul 20, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N7753Z), Sheldon, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74FEV12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV12), Aug 8, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N7753Z), Washington, IL, 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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