# NTSB MKC74DCJ10: Piper PA-25, N6481Z, Gresham, NE, September 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1973
- Place: Gresham, NE · GRESHAM, NE
- Location: 41.0284° N, 97.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gresham, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0284&lon=-97.4011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2921  73/9/15    GRESHAM,NEBR        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 465
        TIME - 1730                    N6481Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARLEY PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRESHAM,NEBR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- 1200FT RWY.STARTED TKOF APRX 300FT FM APCH END,UN CLR 10FT HI CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6481Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6481Z-1975-09-03), registration cancelled 1975-09-03, S/N 25-692 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farley Private

## Other investigations on N6481Z (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 MKC76FCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ03), Jul 13, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N6481Z), Waco, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3929](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3929), Sep 12, 1964: Piper PA-25 (N6481Z), Hereford, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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