# NTSB FTW74FPD26: Piper PA-25, N6915Z, Munday, TX, November 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1973
- Place: Munday, TX · MUNDAY, TX
- Location: 33.4471° N, 99.6239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Munday, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4471&lon=-99.6239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3536  73/11/15   MUNDAY,TEX          PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4500
        TIME - 1700                    N6915Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUNDAY,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         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 - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1480                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT GUIDE WIRES OF TV ANTENNA. WAS TURNING INTO SETTING SUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6915Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6915Z-1974-01-08), registration cancelled 1974-01-08, S/N 25-2656 (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: Petty

## 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 19731115036649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731115036649A), Nov 15, 1973: Piper PA25235, Munday, TX, Destroyed. Acft hit guide wires of tv antenna. Was turning into setting sun.

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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