# NTSB MIA72DKT26: Piper PA-25, N6976Z, Ft Myers, FL, November 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1971
- Place: Ft Myers, FL · FT MYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKT26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKT26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3916   71/11/1   FT MYERS,FLA        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N6976Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 24, 1400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            612 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - A AND W GLADS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT MYERS,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  612                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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- HIGH,WET GRASS.HIT SIGN.
```

## 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
- Airport: A And W Glads

## 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 MIA71DKG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKG16), Aug 1, 1970: Piper PA-25 (N6976Z), Henderson, GA, 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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