# NTSB MIA71DKG16: Piper PA-25, N6976Z, Henderson, GA, August 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1970
- Place: Henderson, GA · HENDERSON, GA
- Location: 32.0097° N, 81.2695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0097&lon=-81.2695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3358   70/8/1    HENDERSON,GA        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 3358
        TIME - 0830                    N6976Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENDERSON,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  250                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
        REMARKS- 1500FT STRIP,HVY LOAD.HIT CORNSTALKS,CARTWHEELED.PEANUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6976Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6976Z-1983-03-14), registration cancelled 1983-03-14, S/N 25-2722 (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 N6976Z (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 ATL82DA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA274), Sep 14, 1982: Piper PA-25 (N6976Z), Baxley, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DKT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKT26), Nov 1, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N6976Z), Ft Myers, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0269), Sep 21, 1965: Piper PA-25 (N6976Z), Pinehurst, 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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