# NTSB MIA79FKG49: Piper PA-25, N9534P, Wrightsville, GA, June 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1979
- Place: Wrightsville, GA · WRIGHTSVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.7268° N, 82.7191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7268&lon=-82.7191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3961  79/6/18  NR.WRIGHTSVILLE,GA    PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 23000
        TIME - 1600                    N9534P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WRIGHTSVILLE,GA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MEDICAL EXAMINER RTRTD POSSIBLE GALL BLADDER ATTACK & MOMENTARY INCAPACITATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9534P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9534P-2012-11-20), registration cancelled 2012-11-20, S/N 25-7405619 (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 19790618024839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618024839A), Jun 18, 1979: Piper PA25235, Wrightsville, GA, Destroyed. Ag acft hit trees, crashed & burned. Autopsy indicates pilot incapacitation due to gallbladder attack.

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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