# NTSB MKC75DC045: Piper PA-25, N8815L, Chanute, KS, May 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1975
- Place: Chanute, KS · CHANUTE, KS
- Location: 37.6697° N, 95.4642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chanute, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6697&lon=-95.4642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DC045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DC045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0872   75/5/7    CHANUTE,KS          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3550
        TIME - 1145                    N8815L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANUTE,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  550                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  980
        REMARKS- STRUCK GUIDE WIRE ON TAKEOFF FROM NARROW ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8815L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815L-2010-02-22), registration cancelled 2010-02-22, S/N 25-5319, built 1971 (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

## 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 19750507009809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750507009809A), May 7, 1975: Piper PA25235, Chanute, KS, Substantial damage. Struck guide wire on takeoff from narrow road.

## Other investigations on N8815L (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 MKC84LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA223), Jul 19, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N8815L), Pollard, AR, destroyed

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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