# NTSB FTW75DPG53: Piper PA-25, N9779P, Swifton, AR, May 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1975
- Place: Swifton, AR · SWIFTON, AR
- Location: 35.8244° N, 91.1294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swifton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8244&lon=-91.1294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1109  75/5/13    SWIFTON,AR          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1574
        TIME - 0930                    N9779P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 222 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNCAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWIFTON,AR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- LIQUID STAM ESCAPED FROM OVERFILLED TANK COVERING WINDSHIELD AND ENTERED PILOTS EYES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9779P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9779P-1982-01-23), registration cancelled 1982-01-23, S/N 25-7405742 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duncan

## 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 19750513011919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513011919A), May 13, 1975: Piper PA25260, Swifton, AR, Substantial damage. Liquid stam escaped from overfilled tank covering windshield and entered pilots eyes.

## Other investigations on N9779P (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 FTW78DPG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG39), May 27, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N9779P), Swifton, AR, destroyed

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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