# NTSB FTW76FQG03: Piper PA-25, N4859Y, Petersburg, TX, July 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1975
- Place: Petersburg, TX · PETERSBURG, TX
- Location: 33.8710° N, 101.5973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8710&lon=-101.5973&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 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1759   75/7/8    PETERSBURG,TX       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 309
        TIME - 1708                    N4859Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETERSBURG,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   85                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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 -  3300                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FORMATION FLT OF 2 ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4859Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4859Y-1975-08-20), registration cancelled 1975-08-20, S/N 25-4661 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (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 19750708020029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750708020029A), Jul 8, 1975: Piper PA25260, Petersburg, TX, Destroyed. Formation flt of 2 acft.

## Other investigations on N4859Y (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 FTW69D0176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0176), Aug 23, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N4859Y), Petersburg, TX, 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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