# NTSB FTW76FRJ44: Piper PA-25, N8786L, W.Monroe, LA, September 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1976
- Place: W.Monroe, LA · W.MONROE, LA
- Location: 32.5115° N, 92.1514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5115&lon=-92.1514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRJ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2448   76/9/4  NR.W.MONROE,LA        PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N8786L              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 32, 2650 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         W.MONROE,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  72                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT WING HIT TREE AND SPUN INTO GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8786L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8786L-1976-10-20), registration cancelled 1976-10-20, S/N 25-5270 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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 19760904028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904028229A), Sep 4, 1976: Piper PA28235, W.Monroe, LA, Destroyed. Acft wing hit tree and spun into ground.

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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