# NTSB FTW69D0508: Piper PA-25, N6794Z, Cisco, TX, May 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1969
- Place: Cisco, TX · CISCO, TX
- Location: 32.3874° N, 98.9819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cisco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3874&lon=-98.9819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0508
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0508

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1430   69/5/1    CISCO,TEX           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 52, 913
        TIME - 1400                    N6794Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CISCO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PRACTICE. WATER IN SPRAY TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6794Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6794Z), registered now, S/N 25-2439, built 1963 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cisco

## Other investigations on N6794Z (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 CHI01LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA281), Aug 16, 2001: Piper PA-25-235 (N6794Z), Kenmare, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance with the terrain during the aerial application flight. Factors associated with the accident were the high vegetation and the pilot's diverted attention during…

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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