# NTSB MIA67D0119: Piper PA-25, N6027Z, Sarasota, FL, July 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1966
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1994  66/7/28  NR.SARASOTA FLA       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6685
        TIME - 0645                    N6027Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1941 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- SPRAY SOLUTION SPILLED ON RIGHT BRAKE ASSEMBLY DURING LOADING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6027Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6027Z-1975-06-23), registration cancelled 1975-06-23, S/N 25-32 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6027Z (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 MKC75FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER65), Apr 16, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N6027Z), Benson, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X4110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4110), Sep 23, 1964: Piper PA25 (N6027Z), Bartow, FL, 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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