# NTSB IAD75FKW03: Piper PA-25, N6032Z, Springfield, TN, July 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1974
- Place: Springfield, TN · SPRINGFIELD, TN
- Location: 36.4952° N, 86.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4952&lon=-86.8725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FKW03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1956  74/7/28    SPRINGFIELD,TENN    PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2224
        TIME - 1300                    N6032Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 448 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REID FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,TENN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  700
        REMARKS- INTERNAL TUBE BAFFLE BKN LOOSE FM EACH END OF MUFFLER BLOCKED EX OUTLET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6032Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6032Z-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 25-39 (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
- Airport: Reid Farm

## 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 19740728021639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728021639A), Jul 28, 1974: Piper PA25, Springfield, TN, Substantial damage. Internal tube baffle bkn loose fm each end of muffler blocked ex outlet.

## Other investigations on N6032Z (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 FTW69F0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0105), Jul 11, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N6032Z), N.Little Rock, AR, 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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