# NTSB FTW81DPG17: Piper PA-25, N82349, Monette, AR, April 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1981
- Place: Monette, AR · MONETTE, AR
- Location: 35.8932° N, 90.3441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monette, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8932&lon=-90.3441&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0474  81/4/10    MONETTE,AR          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1530
        TIME - 1445                    N82349              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 765 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONETTE,AR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1530                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            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 - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  250                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT WOULD NOT CLMB AFTR T/O. NO MECH/MATL FAILURE FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82349](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82349-1989-02-13), registration cancelled 1989-02-13, S/N 257656100 (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
- Airport: Ag Strip

## 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 19810410015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410015839A), Apr 10, 1981: Piper PA25235, Monette, AR, Substantial damage. Unable to clear wires after takeoff. Stalled while banking to avoid same.

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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