# NTSB MKC73FCA05: Piper PA-25, N4548Y, Steele, MO, September 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1972
- Place: Steele, MO · STEELE, MO
- Location: 36.0948° N, 89.8621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steele, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0948&lon=-89.8621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2943  72/9/25    STEELE,MO           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1623
        TIME - 1700                    N4548Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1032 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEELE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEELE,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1023                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          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 -  260
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- FOUR GALLONS OF FUEL FOUND IN TANK.TWO GALLONS UNUSABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4548Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4548Y-1988-07-21), registration cancelled 1988-07-21, S/N 254607 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper/Midwest Air Center PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-midwest-air-center-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102505) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Steele

## Other investigations on N4548Y (1)

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 MIA69D0124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0124), Aug 24, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N4548Y), Learned, MS, 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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