# NTSB DIA69D0047: Piper PA-25, N4791Y, Surry, VA, August 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1968
- Place: Surry, VA · SURRY, VA
- Location: 37.1371° N, 76.8333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Surry, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1371&lon=-76.8333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2760  68/8/15    SURRY,VA            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N4791Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 42, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- STRUCK CORN STALKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4791Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4791Y-1986-10-22), registration cancelled 1986-10-22, S/N 25-4566 (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

## Other investigations on N4791Y (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 IAD78FLJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ18), Jul 1, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N4791Y), Vanceboro, NC, 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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