# NTSB FTW70F0217: Piper PA-25, N7441Z, Elaine, AR, September 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1969
- Place: Elaine, AR · ELAINE, AR
- Location: 34.3086° N, 90.8533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elaine, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3086&lon=-90.8533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3961   69/9/9    ELAINE,ARK          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1450
        TIME - 1945                    N7441Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNOW LAKE,ARK               ELAINE,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED NITE LDG ON UNLIGHTED AG STRIP USING LDG LIGHTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7441Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7441Z-1970-07-14), registration cancelled 1970-07-14, S/N 25-3431 (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
- Airport: Williams Strip

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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