# NTSB IAD74DID10: Piper PA-25, N6198Z, Parksley, VA, August 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1973
- Place: Parksley, VA · PARKSLEY, VA
- Location: 37.7863° N, 75.6539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parksley, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7863&lon=-75.6539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DID10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DID10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3463  73/8/27    PARKSLEY,VA         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 500
        TIME - 0755                    N6198Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELFA,VA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- FOURTH SWATH RUN DRG ENTRY ACFT DSCNDD TO AND STRUCK SOYBEAN TOPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6198Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6198Z-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 25-232 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (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 19730827029319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827029319A), Aug 27, 1973: Piper PA25, Parksley, VA, Substantial damage. Fourth swath run drg entry acft dscndd to and struck soybean tops.

## Other investigations on N6198Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC68F0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0130), Jul 27, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N6198Z), Quilin, MO, substantial damage

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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