# NTSB LAX69D0139: Piper PA-25, N7074Z, Surprise, AZ, September 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1968
- Place: Surprise, AZ · SURPRISE, AZ
- Location: 33.6306° N, 112.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Surprise, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6306&lon=-112.3332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0139

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3613   68/9/4    SURPRISE,ARIZ       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2316
        TIME - 0900                    N7074Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1271 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUKE AF 3
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1439                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1200
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7074Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7074Z-1970-06-09), registration cancelled 1970-06-09, S/N 25-2856 (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: Luke Af 3

## Other investigations on N7074Z (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 FTW67F0139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0139), Aug 14, 1966: Piper PA-25 (N7074Z), Canutillo, TX, 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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