# NTSB MKC73DCJ01: Piper PA-25, N6692Z, Oshkosh, NE, July 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1972
- Place: Oshkosh, NE · OSHKOSH, NE
- Location: 41.4080° N, 102.3452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4080&lon=-102.3452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3779   72/7/4    OSHKOSH,NEBR        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0600                    N6692Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 51, 13550 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 4500 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT ROAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,NEBR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN WHEAT GROWING ALONG ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6692Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6692Z), registered now, S/N 25-2306, built 1963 (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
- Airport: Dirt Road

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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