# NTSB MKC71DCA31: Piper PA-25, N4894Y, Sikeston, MO, April 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1971
- Place: Sikeston, MO · SIKESTON, MO
- Location: 36.8837° N, 89.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sikeston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8837&lon=-89.5872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2364  71/4/21    SIKESTON,MO         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1060
        TIME - 1530                    N4894Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIKESTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIKESTON,MO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- FAILED TO PULL UP SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID TREES.PLANAVIN PRE-EMERGE APPLICATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4894Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4894Y-1974-03-12), registration cancelled 1974-03-12, S/N 25-4702, built 1968 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Sikeston

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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