# NTSB LAX76FVA62: Piper PA-25, N4684Y, Delano, CA, May 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1976
- Place: Delano, CA · DELANO, CA
- Location: 35.7664° N, 119.2642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delano, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7664&lon=-119.2642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FVA62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FVA62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1565   76/5/8  NR.DELANO,CA          PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0223                    N4684Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 38, 1406 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            215 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKER FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DELANO,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES 36FT AGL ABT 800FT FRM END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4684Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4684Y-1976-08-05), registration cancelled 1976-08-05, S/N 254415 (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: Baker Farm 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 19760508017119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760508017119A), May 8, 1976: Piper PA25235, Delano, CA, Destroyed. Hit pwr lines 36FT AGL abt 800FT frm end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N4684Y (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 OAK73FVA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA35), Jan 4, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N4684Y), Corcoran, CA, no 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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