# NTSB MKC73DCA25: Piper PA-25, N7564Z, Hornersville, MO, May 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1973
- Place: Hornersville, MO · HORNERSVILLE, MO
- Location: 36.0402° N, 90.1164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hornersville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0402&lon=-90.1164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1196  73/5/12    HORNERSVILLE,MO     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1580
        TIME - 1610                    N7564Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORNERSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORNERSVILLE,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT 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 -  248                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOTS ATTENTION DIVERTED TO SPRAY CONTROL UNIT.SPRAYING FOR WEED CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7564Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7564Z-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N 25-3621 (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: Hornersville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730512012619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512012619A), May 12, 1973: Piper PA25235, Hornersville, MO, Destroyed. Pilots attention diverted to spray control unit. Spraying for weed control.

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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