# NTSB LAX69D0094: Piper PA-25, N4483Y, Maryvale, AZ, June 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1968
- Place: Maryvale, AZ · MARYVALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5020° N, 112.1777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maryvale, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5020&lon=-112.1777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2896  68/6/16    MARYVALE,ARIZ       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 9500
        TIME - 1130                    N4483Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOMEZ STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4483Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4483Y-1990-06-12), registration cancelled 1990-06-12, S/N 254142 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gomez Strip

## Other investigations on N4483Y (2)

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 DEN71DQG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQG31), Aug 22, 1970: Piper PA-25 (N4483Y), Clovis, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68D0233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0233), Nov 22, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N4483Y), Litchfield, AZ, 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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