# NTSB MIA74DKQ09: Piper PA-25, N7498Z, Rosedale, MS, September 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1973
- Place: Rosedale, MS · ROSEDALE, MS
- Location: 33.8602° N, 91.0435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosedale, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8602&lon=-91.0435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2526   73/9/8    ROSEDALE,MISS       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1439
        TIME - 0800                    N7498Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1089 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSEDALE AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSEDALE,MISS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1229                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150
        REMARKS- OTR TKOFS FROM CONCRETE RAMP THIS TKOF STARTED IN THE MUD.ACFT LOAD APRX 25PCT HEAVIER THAN OTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7498Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7498Z-2011-06-07), registration cancelled 2011-06-07, S/N 25-3443, built 1965 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rosedale Ag Strip

## 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 19730908028249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908028249A), Sep 8, 1973: Piper PA25235, Rosedale, MS, Substantial damage. Otr tkofs from concrete ramp this tkof started in the mud. Acft load aprx 25PCT heavier than otr.

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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