# NTSB FTW72DPG47: Piper PA-25, N6924Z, Joiner, AR, October 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1971
- Place: Joiner, AR · JOINER, AR
- Location: 35.5074° N, 90.1507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joiner, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5074&lon=-90.1507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPG47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1055  71/10/15   JOINER,ARK          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 550
        TIME - 1115                    N6924Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYRONZA,ARK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  350                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- FOLIAGE 5FT HI,ACFT ABT 1FT ABV.FLAGMAN,HOLDING 6FT STAFF,DID NOT MOVE OVR 14 ROWS HIT BY WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6924Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6924Z-1985-07-23), registration cancelled 1985-07-23, S/N 25-2668 (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: No 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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