# NTSB FTW75FRD09: Piper PA-25, N8938L, Port Barre, LA, October 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1974
- Place: Port Barre, LA · PORT BARRE, LA
- Location: 30.5555° N, 91.9560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Barre, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5555&lon=-91.9560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3194   74/10/3 NR.PORT BARRE,LA      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 8000
        TIME - 0644                    N8938L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 7500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PORT BARRE,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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 -  20                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- HIT BLOCK OF WOOD ON ROADBED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8938L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938L-1980-10-24), registration cancelled 1980-10-24, S/N 255403 (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 19741003034659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741003034659A), Oct 3, 1974: Piper PA25235, Port Barre, LA, Destroyed. Hit block of wood on roadbed.

## Other investigations on N8938L (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 NYC72FIJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIJ30), Sep 24, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N8938L), Huntington, WV, 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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