# NTSB MKC75FCD01: Piper PA-25, N6374Z, Southerland, IA, July 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Southerland, IA · SOUTHERLAND, IA
- Location: 42.9729° N, 95.4952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutherland, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9729&lon=-95.4952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1548   74/7/4  NR.SOUTHERLAND,IOWA   PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1000
        TIME - 1830                    N6374Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SOUTHERLAND,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  311                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1400
        REMARKS- PLT INSTRUCTED DRIVER TO STOP TFC DRG TKOF.ROLLING ENCTRD TRUCK CLOSE PROXIMITY TURNED ACFT OFF RD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6374Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6374Z-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 25-493, built 1961 (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

## 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 19740704017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704017469A), Jul 4, 1974: Piper PA25, Southerland, IA, Substantial damage. Plt instructed driver to stop tfc drg tkof. Rolling enctrd truck close proximity turned acft off rd

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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