# NTSB FTW68A0009: Piper PA-25, N7455Z, Oak Grove, LA, July 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1967
- Place: Oak Grove, LA · OAK GROVE, LA
- Location: 32.8624° N, 91.3912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8624&lon=-91.3912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0425  67/7/27    OAK GROVE,PA        PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 664
        TIME - 1900                    N7455Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PULL-UP FROM SWATH RUN,WITH STEEP CLIMB TO 400FT.OVER-THE-TOP STALL AND SPIN FOLLOWED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7455Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7455Z-1971-04-05), registration cancelled 1971-04-05, S/N 25-3449 (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

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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