# NTSB FTW75FRD46: Piper PA-25, N8787L, Leroy, LA, May 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1975
- Place: Leroy, LA · LEROY, LA
- Location: 30.0788° N, 92.1923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leroy, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0788&lon=-92.1923&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRD46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1147   75/5/9    LEROY,LA            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4065
        TIME - 1430                    N8787L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORACE VINCENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEROY,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - 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- PLT DID NOT CHECK CONDITION OF STRIP.HIT WATER HOLE HIDDEN BY GRASS.INSUFFICIENT ROOM FOR ABORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8787L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8787L-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 25-5473, built 1972 (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
- Airport: Horace Vincent

## 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 19750509011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750509011479A), May 9, 1975: Piper PA25235, Leroy, LA, Substantial damage. Plt did not check condition of strip. Hit water hole hidden by grass. Insufficient room for abort.

## Other investigations on N8787L (3)

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 CHI93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA175), May 19, 1993: Piper PA-25-235 (N8787L), Mexico, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the soft field landing site.
- [NTSB DEN91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA088), Jul 9, 1991: Piper PA-25C-235 (N8787L), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. A FACTOR WAS: PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRPLANE PREFLIGHT.
- [NTSB MKC82DA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA154), Aug 20, 1982: Piper PA-25-235 (N8787L), Fisk, MO, 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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