# NTSB MIA72FKQ24: Piper PA-25, N6968Z, Vaiden, MS, September 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1971
- Place: Vaiden, MS · VAIDEN, MS
- Location: 33.3325° N, 89.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vaiden, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3325&lon=-89.7526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1866  71/9/13    VAIDEN,MISS         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1107                    N6968Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 31, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAIDEN,MISS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6968Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6968Z-1971-10-26), registration cancelled 1971-10-26, S/N 25-2715 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Ag Strip

## Other investigations on N6968Z (1)

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 MIA70F0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0078), Aug 11, 1969: Piper PA-25 (N6968Z), Lodi, MS, 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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