# NTSB FTW75DQG03: Piper PA-25, N4554Y, Olton, TX, July 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1974
- Place: Olton, TX · OLTON, TX
- Location: 34.1802° N, 102.1370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1802&lon=-102.1370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DQG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1889  74/7/11    OLTON,TEX           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1700
        TIME - 0730                    N4554Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 906 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLTON,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3300                PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4554Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4554Y-2006-12-08), registration cancelled 2006-12-08, S/N 25-4209, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740711022609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711022609A), Jul 11, 1974: Piper PA25235, Olton, 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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