# NTSB FTW66F0039: Piper PA-25, N6596Z, Maysville, OK, May 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1965
- Place: Maysville, OK · MAYSVILLE, OK
- Location: 34.8647° N, 97.3736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maysville, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8647&lon=-97.3736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0277  65/5/13    MAYSVILLE OKLA      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0545                    N6596Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 57, 10197 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOXIC CHEMICAL- METHYL PARATHION -
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6596Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6596Z-1965-07-14), registration cancelled 1965-07-14, S/N 25-2159 (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: Destroyed

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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