# NTSB MKC69D0049: Piper PA-25, N6362Z, Guide Rock, NE, June 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1968
- Place: Guide Rock, NE · GUIDE ROCK, NE
- Location: 40.0737° N, 98.3288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guide Rock, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0737&lon=-98.3288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2406  68/6/28    GUIDE ROCK,NEBR     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1528
        TIME - 0830                    N6362Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1006                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1750
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON AIR STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6362Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6362Z-2018-04-18), registration cancelled 2018-04-18, S/N 25-479, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ely

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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