# NTSB MIA71DKG14: Piper PA-25, N8596L, Ty Ty, GA, July 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1970
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3797  70/7/28    TY TY,GA            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3005
        TIME - 1715                    N8596L              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TY TY,GA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         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-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  375                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- CONT FLT. FURTHER DMG ON LDG. DUSTING PEANUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8596L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8596L-1980-09-05), registration cancelled 1980-09-05, S/N 25-5021 (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 N8596L (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 FTW78DRG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG38), May 1, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N8596L), Pearsall, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG17), Jul 30, 1972: Piper PA-25 (N8596L), Chula, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0167), Aug 4, 1969: Piper PA-25 (N8596L), Taylorsville, GA, 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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