# NTSB FTW76FPM21: Piper PA-25, N6457Z, Caddo, OK, May 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1976
- Place: Caddo, OK · CADDO, OK
- Location: 34.1256° N, 96.2637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caddo, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1256&lon=-96.2637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1026  76/5/12    CADDO,OK            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1507
        TIME - 0745                    N6457Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 728 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CADDO,OK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BEE IN COCKPIT DISTRACTED PLT. FERRY TO OTR AG AREA,NO LOAD ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6457Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6457Z-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 25-656, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19760512012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760512012249A), May 12, 1976: Piper PA25, Caddo, OK, Substantial damage. Bee in cockpit distracted plt. Ferry to otr ag area,no load abd.

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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