# NTSB MKC76FCA27: Piper PA-25, N4349Y, Mathews, MO, June 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1976
- Place: Mathews, MO · MATHEWS, MO
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1773  76/6/22    MATHEWS,MO          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 4005
        TIME - 1100                    N4349Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MATHEWS,MO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 161 HRS SINCE LAST INSPECTION. SPARK PLUG NR 4 CYL CENTER ELECTRODE MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4349Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4349Y-1979-11-15), registration cancelled 1979-11-15, S/N 254848, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (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 19760622018279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622018279A), Jun 22, 1976: Piper PA25260, Mathews, MO, Substantial damage. 161 Hrs since last inspection. Spark plug nr 4 cyl center electrode missing.

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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