# NTSB FTW75FPG75: Piper PA-25, N6848Z, Tamo, AR, June 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1975
- Place: Tamo, AR · TAMO, AR
- Location: 34.1104° N, 91.7593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tamo, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1104&lon=-91.7593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPG75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1269   75/6/1    TAMO,AR             PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2100
        TIME - 0630                    N6848Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMO,AR                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WIRES NEXT TO STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6848Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6848Z-1975-07-18), registration cancelled 1975-07-18, S/N 25-2521 (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: Ag Strip

## 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 19750601014409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750601014409A), Jun 1, 1975: Piper PA25235, Tamo, AR, Destroyed. Wires next to strip.

## Other investigations on N6848Z (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 FTW70F0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0188), Jul 27, 1969: Piper PA-25 (N6848Z), Crosbyton, TX, 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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