# NTSB FTW81DQG56: Piper PA-25, N9873P, Seminole, TX, August 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1981
- Place: Seminole, TX · SEMINOLE, TX
- Location: 32.7222° N, 102.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7222&lon=-102.6498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2551  81/8/20    SEMINOLE,TX         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1300
        TIME - 1600                    N9873P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEMINOLE,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- OFF ARPT OPN.L WING TIP STRUCK PICKUP TRUCK PARKED BESIDE ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9873P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9873P-1989-03-01), registration cancelled 1989-03-01, S/N 257556202 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (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 19810820051459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820051459A), Aug 20, 1981: Piper PA25260, Seminole, TX, Substantial damage. Struck a pickup truck while landing on road.

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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