# NTSB MIA81DLD42: Piper PA-25, N4335Y, Anthony, FL, May 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1981
- Place: Anthony, FL · ANTHONY, FL
- Location: 29.2894° N, 82.1118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anthony, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2894&lon=-82.1118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0933  81/5/19    ANTHONY,FL          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N4335Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 42, 3127 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            88 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREYSTONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANTHONY,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   44                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TKOF AT MID-FLD,CLRD PWR LNS NR END OF RWY,DELAYED JETTISON OF LOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4335Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4335Y), registered now, S/N 25-4827 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greystone

## 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 19810519026849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519026849A), May 19, 1981: Piper PA25235, Anthony, FL, Substantial damage. Crashed on takeoff. Airplane was over utility gross weight but legal weight for restricted aircraft.

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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