# NTSB MKC67D0278: Piper PA-25, N6679Z, Wardell, MO, September 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1966
- Place: Wardell, MO · WARDELL, MO
- Location: 36.3538° N, 89.8153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wardell, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3538&lon=-89.8153&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 March 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0278

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3784  66/9/14    WARDELL MO          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1100
        TIME - 1100                    N6679Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOGANS AIRSTRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  284                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- RT.LANDING GEAR STRUCK FENCE POST DURING TAKEOFFFROM FARM IN W.KY. PLT CONTINUED FLT TO MO. BASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6679Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6679Z-1980-10-17), registration cancelled 1980-10-17, S/N 252285 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hogans Airstrip

## Other investigations on N6679Z (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 MKC68F0382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0382), Jun 19, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N6679Z), Wardell, ID, substantial damage

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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