# NTSB FTW75FPG13: Piper PA-25, N7411Z, Fresno, AR, August 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1974
- Place: Fresno, AR · FRESNO, AR
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2619  74/8/13  NR.FRESNO,ARK         PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1700
        TIME - 0930                    N7411Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLE SPUR AG STRP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FRESNO,ARK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         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 -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT 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 -  200
        REMARKS- RAN INTO BUTANE TANK. PLT JETTISONED PART OF LOAD. CARB HEAT FOUND IN ON POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7411Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7411Z-1974-10-02), registration cancelled 1974-10-02, S/N 25-3378 (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: Cole Spur Ag Strp

## 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 19740813026909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740813026909A), Aug 13, 1974: Piper PA25235, Fresno, AR, Destroyed. Ran into butane tank. Plt jettisoned part of load. Carb heat found in on pos.

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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