# NTSB FTW73FQG03: Piper PA-25, N4901Y, Garden City, TX, July 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1972
- Place: Garden City, TX · GARDEN CITY, TX
- Location: 31.8728° N, 101.4884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8728&lon=-101.4884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FQG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3423  72/7/14    GARDEN CITY,TEX     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1429
        TIME - 0602                    N4901Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARDEN CITY,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       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
          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 -  2730                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- HIT TELEPHONE POLE. SWATH RUN WAS TO EAST. PLT LND ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4901Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4901Y-1998-09-09), registration cancelled 1998-09-09, S/N 254708 (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

## Other investigations on N4901Y (3)

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 FTW77FQG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FQG49), Aug 23, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N4901Y), Edmonson, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DQG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG91), Aug 6, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4901Y), Olton, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0282), Oct 17, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N4901Y), Midland, TX, 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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