# NTSB MKC76FCJ61: Piper PA-25, N6149Z, Holdrege, NE, August 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1976
- Place: Holdrege, NE · HOLDREGE, NE
- Location: 40.4394° N, 99.3770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holdrege, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4394&lon=-99.3770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCJ61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2920   76/8/4    HOLDREGE,NE         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1610
        TIME - 2045                    N6149Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLSON FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLDREGE,NE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
        REMARKS- WET PAPER AIR INTAKE FILTER P/N 460632.ACFT SLID ACROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH. CROP OBSERVATION FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6149Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6149Z-2008-12-23), registration cancelled 2008-12-23, S/N 25-174, built 1960 (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 O-320-A2B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (registry code 42101, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Olson Farm Strip

## 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 19760804022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760804022049A), Aug 4, 1976: Piper PA25, Holdrege, NE, Substantial damage. Wet paper air intake filter p/n 460632.acft slid across a drainage ditch. Crop observation flt.

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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