# NTSB DEN79DTE45: Piper PA-25, N82534, Two Buttes, CO, June 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1979
- Place: Two Buttes, CO · TWO BUTTES, CO
- Location: 37.5607° N, 102.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Two Buttes, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5607&lon=-102.3966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0942  79/6/14  NR.TWO BUTTES,CO      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 494
        TIME - 0547                    N82534              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TWO BUTTES,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82534](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82534-1996-06-14), registration cancelled 1996-06-14, S/N 257756057 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster 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 19790614012289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614012289A), Jun 14, 1979: Piper PA25260, Two Buttes, CO, Substantial damage. Crop duster crashed during swath run attempting to pullup after passing over high tension wires.

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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