# NTSB FTW73DPJ19: Piper PA-25, N6197Z, Tonkawa, OK, May 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1973
- Place: Tonkawa, OK · TONKAWA, OK
- Location: 36.6705° N, 97.3150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonkawa, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6705&lon=-97.3150&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1371  73/5/17    TONKAWA,OKLA        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 800
        TIME - 1530                    N6197Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TONKAWA,OKLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     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 - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  980                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW ACFT LESS THAN 3FT ABOVE GRND LFT WNG CAUGHT WHEAT IN FLD ADJACNT TO ALFALFA FLD SPRAYED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6197Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6197Z-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 25-231 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730517012459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730517012459A), May 17, 1973: Piper PA25235, Tonkawa, OK, Substantial damage. Plt flew acft less than 3FT above grnd lft wng caught wheat in fld adjacnt to alfalfa fld sprayed

## Other investigations on N6197Z (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 FTW74FPJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPJ01), Jul 11, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N6197Z), Tonkawa, OK, destroyed

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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