# NTSB FTW82DA324: Piper PA-25-260C, N4952Y, Des Arc, AR, August 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 11, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Des Arc, AR
- Coordinates: 34.970432, -91.500381 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9704&lon=-91.5004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA324
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70462/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA324

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER PULLING UP FROM A SWATH RUN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE, THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE PILOT HAD DISPENSED ALL OR NEARLY ALL OF HIS LOAD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4952Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4952Y-1989-08-08), registration cancelled 1989-08-08, S/N 254751 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-260C
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-4751
- Airframe hours: 4106
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-G1A5 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Mcconnoughhay Agricutural Serv
- Registered owner: Mcconnoughhay Agricutural Serv
- Departed: DES ARC, AR
- Destination: DES ARC, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,286 total, 115 in this make and model, 1,286 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles

## 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 19820811036669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820811036669A), Aug 11, 1982: Piper PA25260, Des Arc, AR, Substantial damage. Settled to ground during a turn around after spray run.

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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