# NTSB MIA76FKG12: Piper PA-25, N9722P, Oglethorpe, GA, August 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1975
- Place: Oglethorpe, GA · OGLETHORPE, GA
- Location: 32.2932° N, 84.0628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oglethorpe, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2932&lon=-84.0628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3087  75/8/18  NR.OGLETHORPE,GA      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2000
        TIME - 1800                    N9722P              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEZUMA,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  150                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -  339                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- NR 3 EX VALVE PUSH ROD AND HOUSING FOUND BOWED.EVIDENCE OF HI HEAT IN VALVE AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9722P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9722P-2000-03-10), registration cancelled 2000-03-10, S/N 25-7556042 (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 19750818027149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750818027149A), Aug 18, 1975: Piper PA25235, Oglethorpe, GA, Substantial damage. Nr 3 ex valve push rod and housing found bowed. Evidence of hi heat in valve area.

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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