# NTSB FTW76DPG77: Piper PA-25, N8936L, West Ridge, AR, July 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1976
- Place: West Ridge, AR · WEST RIDGE, AR
- Location: 35.6831° N, 90.2626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Ridge, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6831&lon=-90.2626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1696   76/7/8    WEST RIDGE,AR       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 508
        TIME - 1600                    N8936L              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVANS-MORGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST RIDGE,AR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  410                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  250                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- HIT DIRT MOUND,L GR SEPARATED. CONT FLT TO BASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8936L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8936L-1994-12-07), registration cancelled 1994-12-07, S/N 255401 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Evans-Morgan

## 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 19760708019439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760708019439A), Jul 8, 1976: Piper PA25235, West Ridge, AR, Substantial damage. Hit dirt mound,l gr separated. Cont flt to base.

## Other investigations on N8936L (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 FTW78DRD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD35-141328), Jun 13, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N8936L), Osceola, AR, 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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