# NTSB FTW76DPG70: Piper PA-25, N4582Y, Greenway, AR, June 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1976
- Place: Greenway, AR · GREENWAY, AR
- Location: 36.3406° N, 90.2221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenway, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3406&lon=-90.2221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1556  76/6/21    GREENWAY,AR         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 349
        TIME - 1100                    N4582Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIGGOTT,AR                  GREENWAY,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   60                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - 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 -  275                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- HIT TOP OF 125FT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4582Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- 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 19760621016699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760621016699A), Jun 21, 1976: Piper PA25235, Greenway, AR, Substantial damage. Hit top of 125FT tree.

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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