# NTSB FTW79DRD57: Piper PA-25, N4485Y, Baton Rouge, LA, September 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1979
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2513  79/9/28  NR.BATON ROUGE,LA     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0745                    N4485Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 34, 5666 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            452 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BATON ROUGE,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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 - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- DRG LNDG ON FARM/ROAD,ACFT SWERVED INTO ADJACENT SOYBEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4485Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4485Y-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 25-4145, built 1966 (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 19790928028599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790928028599A), Sep 28, 1979: Piper PA25235, East Baton Roug, LA, Substantial damage. Left wing tip hit tall grass on landing on dirt road. Aircraft ground looped. Collapsed gear.

## Other investigations on N4485Y (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 FTW80FRD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD55), Aug 11, 1980: Piper PA-25 (N4485Y), Plaquemine, LA, destroyed

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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