# NTSB FTW81DRD06: Piper PA-25, N7053Z, White Castle, LA, November 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1980
- Place: White Castle, LA · WHITE CASTLE, LA
- Location: 30.1617° N, 91.1485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Castle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1617&lon=-91.1485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2948  80/11/11   WHITE CASTLE,LA     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N7053Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 54, 11921 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3800 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE CASTLE FERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE CASTLE,LA             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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED WHEN THE PLT TURNED TO DWNWND AFTER TKOF.PLT BGN DUMPING LOAD JUST BFR TCHDWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7053Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7053Z-1991-10-29), registration cancelled 1991-10-29, S/N 252822 (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: White Castle Fert

## 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 19801111067849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801111067849A), Nov 11, 1980: Piper PA25235, White Castle, LA, Substantial damage. Full load hot humid day settled with power on downwind turn after takeoff landed cross furrow in cane field.

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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