# NTSB MKC67F0148: Piper PA-25, N7114Z, Blairstown, IA, August 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1966
- Place: Blairstown, IA · BLAIRSTOWN, IA
- Location: 41.9060° N, 92.0822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairstown, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9060&lon=-92.0822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0517   66/8/4    BLAIRSTOWN IOWA     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0948                    N7114Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 40, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNTRY ROAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- WIRES STRUCK ARE 65FT ABOVE GROUND. AIRCRAFT HAD WIRE-CUTTER INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7114Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7114Z), registered now, S/N 25-2909, built 1964 (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: Country Road

## Other investigations on N7114Z (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 MKC73DCJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ47), Jun 5, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N7114Z), Stamford, NE, 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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