# NTSB MIA74DKT78: Piper PA-25, N4457Y, Loxahatchee, FL, May 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1974
- Place: Loxahatchee, FL · LOXAHATCHEE, FL
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (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): 125939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2187  74/5/10    LOXAHATCHEE,FLA     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2500
        TIME - 1000                    N4457Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2460 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNIGHT FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOXAHATCHEE,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 - FATIGUE FRACTURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2460                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- R MAIN LDG GR SHOCK STRUT P/N 64052-03 BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4457Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4457Y-1982-10-30), registration cancelled 1982-10-30, S/N 25-4105, built 1966 (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
- 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 19740510012839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740510012839A), May 10, 1974: Piper PA25235, Loxahatchee, FL, Substantial damage. R main ldg gr shock strut p/n 64052-03 broke.

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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