# NTSB DEN73DTE21: Piper PA-25, N77562, Eckley, CO, August 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1972
- Place: Eckley, CO · ECKLEY, CO
- Location: 40.1124° N, 102.4883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eckley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1124&lon=-102.4883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTE21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3161  72/8/22    ECKLEY,COLO         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3463
        TIME - 0800                    N77562              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ECKLEY,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2900                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3880                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- CHOLINESTERASE TEST RESULT WAS 19 RAPPOART UNITS. 40-80 CONSIDERED NORMAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77562](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77562), registered now, S/N 22054 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strip

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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