# NTSB MIA74FKJ11: Piper PA-25, N7432Z, Trinity, AL, August 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1973
- Place: Trinity, AL · TRINITY, AL
- Location: 34.5974° N, 87.0814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trinity, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5974&lon=-87.0814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1941   73/8/6  NR.TRINITY,ALA        PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 12000
        TIME - 1255                    N7432Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,ALA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  590                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT A 2 STRAND POWERLINE WHICH BECAME TANGLED ON THE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7432Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7432Z-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 25-3415 (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 19730806023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730806023579A), Aug 6, 1973: Piper PA25235, Trinity, AL, Destroyed. Hit a 2 strand powerline which became tangled on the acft.

## Other investigations on N7432Z (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 MIA72DKJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ08), Jul 28, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N7432Z), Mooresville, 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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