# NTSB MIA74DLA17: Piper PA-25, N4960Y, Jay, FL, September 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1973
- Place: Jay, FL · JAY, FL
- Location: 30.9504° N, 87.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9504&lon=-87.1523&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 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4130  73/9/27    JAY,FLA             PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1607
        TIME - 1700                    N4960Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1157 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ODUMS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAY,FLA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1157                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TAILWHEEL DISASSEMBLED,CLEANED AND REBUILT.POSSIBLE CHEMICAL FERTILIZER CORROSION.FENCE ADJ TO RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4960Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4960Y-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 25-4759, built 1968 (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: Odums 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 19730927037619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730927037619A), Sep 27, 1973: Piper PA25235, Jay, FL, Substantial damage. Tailwheel disassembled,cleaned and rebuilt. Possible chemical fertilizer corrosion. Fence adj to rwy

## Other investigations on N4960Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA77DKJ74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ74), Aug 16, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N4960Y), Ashford, AL, substantial damage

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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