# NTSB MIA69D0135: Piper PA-25, N4704Y, Greenville, MS, September 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1968
- Place: Greenville, MS · GREENVILLE, MS
- Location: 33.3833° N, 91.0521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3833&lon=-91.0521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0135

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3057   68/9/6    GREENVILLE,MISS     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 9000
        TIME - 0930                    N4704Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- SPRAY LOAD TOO HEAVY FOR RNWY CONDITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4704Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4704Y-1993-03-30), registration cancelled 1993-03-30, S/N 254435 (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

## Other investigations on N4704Y (3)

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 CHI92DER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DER02), Jul 10, 1992: Piper PA-25-235 (N4704Y), Badger, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE IN GUSTY WINDS.
- [NTSB FTW76FRJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ30), Jul 17, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4704Y), Gilbert, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW73DPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG05), Jul 23, 1972: Piper PA-25 (N4704Y), Eudora, AR, 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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