# NTSB MKC70D0030: Piper PA-25, N4514Y, Wilsonville, NE, May 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1969
- Place: Wilsonville, NE · WILSONVILLE, NE
- Location: 40.1119° N, 100.1067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilsonville, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1119&lon=-100.1067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1760  69/5/27    WILSONVILLE,NEBR    PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N4514Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 49, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            682 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2200                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- L WG STRUCK POST. CONTINUED FLT,LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4514Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4514Y-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 25-4066, built 1966 (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 N4514Y (2)

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 DFW05LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA113), Apr 29, 2005: Piper PA-25-235 (N4514Y), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation in detecting contaminated fuel. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW01LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA094), Apr 7, 2001: Piper PA-25-235 (N4514Y), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion while in the traffic pattern.

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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