# NTSB DEN76FTE01: Piper PA-25, N4367Y, Wray, CO, July 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1975
- Place: Wray, CO · WRAY, CO
- Location: 40.0799° N, 102.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wray, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0799&lon=-102.2286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1737   75/7/4  NR.WRAY,CO            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 769
        TIME - 0430                    N4367Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WRAY,CO                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  320                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3700                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- AUTOMATIC FLAGMAN DEVICE JAMMED.LDG ON ROAD.TALL WEEDS ON LEFT SIDE OF ROAD CAUGHT IN SPRAY EQUIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4367Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4367Y-1988-08-09), registration cancelled 1988-08-09, S/N 254869 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19750704019309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704019309A), Jul 4, 1975: Piper PA25235, Wray, CO, Substantial damage. Automatic flagman device jammed. Ldg on road. Tall weeds on left side of road caught in spray equip.

## Other investigations on N4367Y (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 LAX81FUJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ57), May 2, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N4367Y), New River, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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