# NTSB FTW74FRA08: Piper PA-25, N6594Z, Wharton, TX, August 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1973
- Place: Wharton, TX · WHARTON, TX
- Location: 29.3176° N, 96.1023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wharton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3176&lon=-96.1023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2694   73/8/6    WHARTON,TEX         PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 750
        TIME - 0930                    N6594Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHARTON,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  450                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHD INVERTD IN FLD BEING SPRAYD AND BURND.NO EYEWITNES TO CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6594Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6594Z-1973-11-15), registration cancelled 1973-11-15, S/N 25-2157 (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 19730806029899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730806029899A), Aug 6, 1973: Piper PA25235, Wharton, TX, Destroyed. Acft crashd invertd in fld being sprayd and burnd. No eyewitnes to crash.

## Other investigations on N6594Z (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 UNK64X3597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3597), Aug 26, 1964: Piper PA25 (N6594Z), 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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