# NTSB MIA75FLA09: Piper PA-25, N6449Z, Graceville, FL, August 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Graceville, FL · GRACEVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.9603° N, 85.5128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graceville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9603&lon=-85.5128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2988  74/8/17    GRACEVILLE,FLA      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1456
        TIME - 1100                    N6449Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRACEVILLE,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  128                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  120                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- OWNER COULD NOT PRODUCE WT & BAL DATA.GROSS WT NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6449Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449Z-1974-11-02), registration cancelled 1974-11-02, S/N 25-609 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (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 19740817031299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817031299A), Aug 17, 1974: Piper PA25, Graceville, FL, Destroyed. Owner could not produce wt & bal data. Gross wt not determined.

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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