# NTSB FTW76DPG88: Piper PA-25, N7779Z, Marion, AR, July 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1976
- Place: Marion, AR · MARION, AR
- Location: 35.2042° N, 90.2067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2042&lon=-90.2067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2040  76/7/27    MARION,AR           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1112
        TIME - 1015                    N7779Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 653 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,AR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  668                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE HAD SMOKE IN COCKPIT. NO EVIDENCE FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7779Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7779Z-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 25-3978 (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

## 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 19760727024219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760727024219A), Jul 27, 1976: Piper PA25235, Marion, AR, Substantial damage. Plt said he had smoke in cockpit. No evidence found.

## Other investigations on N7779Z (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 FTW68D0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0058), Jun 28, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N7779Z), Jonesboro, 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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