# NTSB MKC67D0183: Piper PA-25, N6241Z, Wilton Junct, IA, August 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1966
- Place: Wilton Junct, IA · WILTON JUNCT, IA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0183

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3217  66/8/27    WILTON JUNCT IOWA   PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1610
        TIME - 0700                    N6241Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  850                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON NARROW COUNTRY ROAD WITHOUT FLAGMAN.AUTOMOBILE CAME OUT OF SIDE ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6241Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6241Z-1989-06-13), registration cancelled 1989-06-13, S/N 25296 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6241Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI82FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA259), Jul 20, 1982: Piper PA-25-150 (N6241Z), Winamac, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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