# NTSB MIA74DKG84: Piper PA-25, N8760L, Warwick, GA, June 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1974
- Place: Warwick, GA · WARWICK, GA
- Location: 31.8298° N, 83.9206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8298&lon=-83.9206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2465  74/6/12    WARWICK,GA          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 431
        TIME - 1905                    N8760L              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORDELE,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    9                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT NOTED FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY DRG LAST SWATH RUN.L WING STRUCK GROUND DRG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8760L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8760L-1979-07-13), registration cancelled 1979-07-13, S/N 25-5242 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740612018689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740612018689A), Jun 12, 1974: Piper PA25235, Warwick, GA, Substantial damage. Plt noted fuel gauge reading empty drg last swath run.l wing struck ground drg turn.

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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