# NTSB MKC68D0027: Piper PA-25, N7247Z, Cauker City, KS, June 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1967
- Place: Cauker City, KS · CAUKER CITY, KS
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2026  67/6/17  NR.CAUKER CITY,KANS   PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N7247Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 38, 4200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  550                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1380                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON CROWNED ROAD HAD OPERATED FROM FOR PAST 3 YEARS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7247Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7247Z-2019-02-04), registration cancelled 2019-02-04, S/N 25-3176, built 1965 (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

## Other investigations on N7247Z (3)

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 GAA18CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA222), Apr 22, 2018: Piper PA 25-235 (N7247Z), Saratoga Springs, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s failure to maintain pitch during a CG aerotow, which resulted in the loss of control of the tow airplane.
- [NTSB NYC01LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA222), Sep 2, 2001: Piper PA-25 (N7247Z), Warren, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CHI73FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FCA01), Sep 30, 1972: Piper PA-25 (N7247Z), Dorsey, IL, 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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