# NTSB FTW72DPG14: Piper PA-25, N8780L, Heth, AR, July 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1971
- Place: Heth, AR · HETH, AR
- Location: 35.0776° N, 90.4951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heth, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0776&lon=-90.4951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2795  71/7/27    HETH,ARK            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1900
        TIME - 1200                    N8780L              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HETH,ARK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  210
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- HIT RICE LEVEE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8780L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8780L-1994-11-09), registration cancelled 1994-11-09, S/N 255263 (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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