# NTSB MIA74DKT64: Piper PA-25, N7625Z, Belle Glade, FL, March 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1974
- Place: Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1026  74/3/25  NR.BELLE GLADE,FLA    PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2196
        TIME - 0745                    N7625Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1946 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNIGHT FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BELLE GLADE,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1900                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  15
        REMARKS- SPRAYING CELERY.HIT ROCK ADJ TO RUNWAY.SHOCK CORDS BROKE ON L GR WING HIT GND WHEN GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7625Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7625Z-1974-05-15), registration cancelled 1974-05-15, S/N 25-3747 (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: Knight Farm

## 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 19740325008039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740325008039A), Mar 25, 1974: Piper PA25235, Belle Glade, FL, Destroyed. Spraying celery. Hit rock adj to runway. Shock cords broke on l gr wing hit gnd when gr collapsed.

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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