# NTSB MIA68D0170: Piper PA-25, N7632Z, Foley, AL, September 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1967
- Place: Foley, AL · FOLEY, AL
- Location: 30.4066° N, 87.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foley, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4066&lon=-87.6836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0170

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3337   67/9/7  NR.FOLEY,ALA          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 455
        TIME - 1600                    N7632Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 226 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          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 -  100
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- GUSTS ROLLED ACFT TOWARD INVERTED,CLOSE TO GROUND.WINDS 15 GUST TO 25 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7632Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7632Z-1970-06-24), registration cancelled 1970-06-24, S/N 25-3764 (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

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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