# NTSB MIA70F0183: Piper PA-25, N6842Z, Ty Ty, GA, July 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1969
- Place: Ty Ty, GA · TY TY, GA
- Location: 31.4719° N, 83.6503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ty Ty, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4719&lon=-83.6503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0183

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3200  69/7/26    TY TY,GA            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1055
        TIME - 0900                    N6842Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TY TY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIFTON,GA                   TY TY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT LND ON R SIDE OF STRIP. WG CAUGHT TALL GRASS,ACFT SWERVED. DUSTING PEANUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6842Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6842Z-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 25-2513, built 1963 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ty Ty

## Other investigations on N6842Z (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 MIA79DLA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA51), Sep 1, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N6842Z), Nashville, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3821](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3821), Sep 6, 1964: Piper PA25 (N6842Z), Lambert, MS, 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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