# NTSB MIA74DKG85: Piper PA-25, N7210Z, Fort Valley, GA, June 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1974
- Place: Fort Valley, GA · FORT VALLEY, GA
- Location: 32.5511° N, 83.8799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Valley, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5511&lon=-83.8799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2792  74/6/14    FORT VALLEY,GA      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 375
        TIME - 0830                    N7210Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT VALLEY,GA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  375                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  530
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SOY BEAN PATCH.FRONT MAIN GR COLLAPSED DUE HVY LOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7210Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7210Z-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 25-3121 (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

## 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 19740614020609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740614020609A), Jun 14, 1974: Piper PA25235, Fort Valley, GA, Destroyed. Lndd in soy bean patch. Front main gr collapsed due hvy load.

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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