# NTSB IAD75FLT04: Piper PA-25, N7428Z, Germantown, TN, September 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1974
- Place: Germantown, TN · GERMANTOWN, TN
- Location: 35.0820° N, 89.7826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Germantown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0820&lon=-89.7826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLT04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLT04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3027   74/9/2  NR.GERMANTOWN,TENN    PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2500
        TIME - 1215                    N7428Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERVILLE,TENN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- LNDD ON RD.L WING HIT TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7428Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- 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 19740902026659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740902026659A), Sep 2, 1974: Piper PA25235, Germantown, TN, Substantial damage. Lndd on rd.l wing hit tall grass.

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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