# NTSB MKC73DCD69: Piper PA-25, N4719Y, Mediapolis, IA, June 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1973
- Place: Mediapolis, IA · MEDIAPOLIS, IA
- Location: 41.0079° N, 91.1637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mediapolis, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0079&lon=-91.1637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1696  73/6/25    MEDIAPOLIS,IOWA     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N4719Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 48, 6098 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1460 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARAR PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDIAPOLIS,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - 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 -  721
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ACFT LOADED SAME AS ON PREV TRIPS.UN CLB OUT OF GND EFFECT,APCHG WIRES PCT ELECTED TO LND ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4719Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4719Y-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 25-4460 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sharar Private

## 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 19730625017909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625017909A), Jun 25, 1973: Piper PA25235, Mediapolis, IA, Substantial damage. Acft loaded same as on prev trips. Un clb out of gnd effect,apchg wires pct elected to lnd acft.

## Other investigations on N4719Y (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 MKC81DCD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD29), Aug 3, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N4719Y), Indianola, IA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKW04), Aug 23, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N4719Y), Murfreesboro, TN, 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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