# NTSB IAD75DLJ32: Piper PA-25, N7292Z, Edenton, NC, June 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1975
- Place: Edenton, NC · EDENTON, NC
- Location: 36.0586° N, 76.5990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edenton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0586&lon=-76.5990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1462  75/6/20    EDENTON,NC          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1600
        TIME - 1150                    N7292Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMERS AIR SERV
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDENTON,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT IN TURN TO LINE UP WITH RWY.L WING TIP HIT LARGE PINE TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7292Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7292Z-2011-08-11), registration cancelled 2011-08-11, S/N 25-3236, built 1965 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Farmers Air Serv

## 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 19750620017529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750620017529A), Jun 20, 1975: Piper PA25235, Edenton, NC, Destroyed. Acft in turn to line up with rwy.l wing tip hit large pine tree.

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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