# NTSB FTW68D0041: Piper PA-25, N4493Y, Belle Rose, LA, June 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1967
- Place: Belle Rose, LA · BELLE ROSE, LA
- Location: 30.0422° N, 91.0497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Rose, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0422&lon=-91.0497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2117  67/6/22    BELLE ROSE,LA       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6630
        TIME - 0445                    N4493Y              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANE AIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE TAKEOFF RUN DIAGONALLY DOWN RUNWAY.WINDSHIELD FOGGED AND PILOT DID NOT SEE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4493Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4493Y-1984-07-12), registration cancelled 1984-07-12, S/N 25-4159, built 1966 (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
- Airport: Cane Air

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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