# NTSB FTW74FPA08: Piper PA-25, N6610Z, Caddo Mills, TX, October 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1973
- Place: Caddo Mills, TX · CADDO MILLS, TX
- Location: 33.0469° N, 96.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caddo Mills, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0469&lon=-96.2322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3038  73/10/25   CADDO MILLS,TEX     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1300
        TIME - 0530                    N6610Z              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 858 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CADDO MILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CADDO MILLS,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT MADE TOO TIGHT A TURN WHILE IN A STEEP BANK FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL RETRN FLT TEST ON SPRAY EQP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6610Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6610Z-1973-12-06), registration cancelled 1973-12-06, S/N 25-2191 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Caddo Mills

## 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 19731025033569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025033569A), Oct 25, 1973: Piper PA25235, Caddo Mills, TX, Destroyed. Plt made too tight a turn while in a steep bank from base leg to final retrn flt test on spray eqp

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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