# NTSB FTW73DPJ01: Pipep PA-25, N4959Y, Guymon, OK, August 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1972
- Place: Guymon, OK · GUYMON, OK
- Location: 36.6901° N, 101.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guymon, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6901&lon=-101.4770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3141  72/8/17    GUYMON,OKLA         PIPEP PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1112
        TIME - 0830                    N4959Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROLLA,KANS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   77                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3505                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LANDING ON DIRT ROAD,WEEDS HITTING RIGHT WING CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4959Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4959Y-1995-07-10), registration cancelled 1995-07-10, S/N 254679 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPEP 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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