# NTSB FTW74FPG12: Piper PA-25, N7238Z, Wabbaseka, AR, August 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Wabbaseka, AR · WABBASEKA, AR
- Location: 34.3598° N, 91.7938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabbaseka, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3598&lon=-91.7938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2067  73/8/14    WABBASEKA,ARK       PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N7238Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 21, 950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WABBASEKA,ARK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO WITNESSES. CRASHED IN OPEN FLD & CONSUMED BY FIRE.FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7238Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7238Z-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 25-3162 (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

## 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 19730814024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814024239A), Aug 14, 1973: Piper PA25235, Wabbaseka, AR, Destroyed. No witnesses. Crashed in open fld & consumed by fire. Flt phase unk.

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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