# NTSB MIA78FKG60: Piper PA-25, N4417Y, Cordele, GA, July 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Cordele, GA · CORDELE, GA
- Location: 31.9561° N, 83.7701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordele, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9561&lon=-83.7701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1451   78/7/7  NR.CORDELE,GA         PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1400
        TIME - 1745                    N4417Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORDELE,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  800                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  210
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PEANUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4417Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4417Y-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 25-4035, 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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (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 19780707016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707016609A), Jul 7, 1978: Piper PA25235, Cordele, GA, Destroyed. Peanuts.

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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