# NTSB MKC75DCJ27: Piper PA-25, N7061Z, Broadwater, NE, September 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1974
- Place: Broadwater, NE · BROADWATER, NE
- Location: 41.5980° N, 102.8525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broadwater, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5980&lon=-102.8525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3407   74/9/6    BROADWATER,NEBR     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1644
        TIME - 0930                    N7061Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIMBALL,NEBR                BROADWATER,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3700
        REMARKS- LDG ON ROAD IN XWIND.BRAKE FAILED.ACFT CONTACTED SOFT SHOULDER AND VEERED INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7061Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7061Z-1988-05-17), registration cancelled 1988-05-17, S/N 252841 (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

## 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 19740906032869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740906032869A), Sep 6, 1974: Piper PA25235, Broadwater, NE, Substantial damage. Ldg on road in xwind. Brake failed. Acft contacted soft shoulder and veered into ditch.

## Other investigations on N7061Z (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 MKC76DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ02), Jul 11, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N7061Z), Bushnell, NE, 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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