# NTSB FTW81DPG13: Piper PA-25, N82378, Keiser, AR, March 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1981
- Place: Keiser, AR · KEISER, AR
- Location: 35.6742° N, 90.0968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keiser, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6742&lon=-90.0968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0282  81/3/12    KEISER,AR           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 9420
        TIME - 0630                    N82378              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEISER,AR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9400                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82378](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82378-1982-10-15), registration cancelled 1982-10-15, S/N 25-7656111 (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 19810312009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810312009169A), Mar 12, 1981: Piper PA25, Keiser, AR, Substantial damage. Unable to lift-off during takeoff from a farm road due to frost on airplane. Right wing struck a tree.

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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