# NTSB FTW79FPM09: Piper PA-25, N7161Z, Chouteau, OK, May 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1979
- Place: Chouteau, OK · CHOUTEAU, OK
- Location: 36.1895° N, 95.3389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chouteau, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1895&lon=-95.3389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0819  79/5/31    CHOUTEAU,OK         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1120                    N7161Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        25, 1116 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRYOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHOUTEAU,OK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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 -  621                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7161Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7161Z-1982-01-04), registration cancelled 1982-01-04, S/N 25-3018 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Pryor

## 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 19790531010259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531010259A), May 31, 1979: Piper PA25, Chouteau, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into power lines while conducting agricultural operations.

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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