# NTSB FTW76DPJ32: Piper PA-25, N6256Z, Mcqueen, OK, April 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1976
- Place: Mcqueen, OK · MCQUEEN, OK
- Location: 34.6667° N, 99.7018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McQueen, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6667&lon=-99.7018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1196  76/4/29    MCQUEEN,OK          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N6256Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 35, 3053 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALTUS,OK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - 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 -  1500                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- SEEDING ALFALFA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6256Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6256Z-1976-06-28), registration cancelled 1976-06-28, S/N 25-316 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (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 19760429012459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760429012459A), Apr 29, 1976: Piper PA25, Mcqueen, OK, Destroyed. Seeding alfalfa.

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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