# NTSB LAX74DUJ14: Piper PA-25, N6661Z, Picacho, AZ, August 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1973
- Place: Picacho, AZ · PICACHO, AZ
- Location: 32.7085° N, 111.4949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Picacho, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7085&lon=-111.4949&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 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2623  73/8/28    PICACHO,ARIZ        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0730                    N6661Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        5680 TOTAL HOURS, 1595 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PICACHO,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1595                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1600
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ENGINE QUIT IN UNBALANCED FLAT TURN DURING SWATHRUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6661Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6661Z-1989-02-06), registration cancelled 1989-02-06, S/N 252261 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19730828028979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730828028979A), Aug 28, 1973: Piper PA25235, Picacho, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit in unbalanced flat turn during swathrun.

## Other investigations on N6661Z (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 LAX86FUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUJ01), Apr 19, 1986: Piper PA-25-235 (N6661Z), Phoenix, 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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