# NTSB MKC75FCQ57: Piper PA-25, N4474Y, Greensburg, KS, June 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1975
- Place: Greensburg, KS · GREENSBURG, KS
- Location: 37.6049° N, 99.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensburg, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6049&lon=-99.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCQ57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1788  75/6/24    GREENSBURG,KS       PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 23, 475
        TIME - 0925                    N4474Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBURG,KS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  210                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2300
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT MANEUVERING TO START SPRAY RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4474Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4474Y-1975-07-31), registration cancelled 1975-07-31, S/N 25-4131, built 1966 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Greensburg

## 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 19750624017879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750624017879A), Jun 24, 1975: Piper PA25235, Greensburg, KS, Destroyed. Pilot maneuvering to start spray run.

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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