# NTSB MKC66F0584: Piper PA-25, N6417Z, Wisner, NE, June 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1966
- Place: Wisner, NE · WISNER, NE
- Location: 41.9894° N, 96.9143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wisner, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9894&lon=-96.9143&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0584
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0584

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2258  66/6/18  NR.WISNER NEBR        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 975
        TIME - 0630                    N6417Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  392                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      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
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT NARROW ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6417Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6417Z-1966-07-25), registration cancelled 1966-07-25, S/N 25-561 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-150) (registry code 7102503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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