# NTSB MIA70FKQ06: Piper PA-25, N8547L, Flora, MS, May 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1970
- Place: Flora, MS · FLORA, MS
- Location: 32.5427° N, 90.3137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flora, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5427&lon=-90.3137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FKQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1871   70/5/1    FLORA,MISS          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N8547L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 35, 5325 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            430 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDGAR FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLORA,MISS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  680                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- NO BRAKE MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8547L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8547L-2000-10-24), registration cancelled 2000-10-24, S/N 25-4967 (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
- Airport: Edgar Farm

## Other investigations on N8547L (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 FTW89DQG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG02), Nov 14, 1988: Piper PA-25 (N8547L), Amarillo, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED FOR THE MANEUVER BEING PERFORMED, FOLLOWED BY A STALL AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO RECOVER.
- [NTSB MKC83LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA082), Mar 28, 1983: Piper PA-25 (N8547L), Anthony, KS, 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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