# NTSB MKC77DCG40: Piper PA-25, N6476Z, Cairo, MO, July 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1977
- Place: Cairo, MO · CAIRO, MO
- Location: 39.5112° N, 92.4410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5112&lon=-92.4410&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2817  77/7/20    CAIRO,MO            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1075
        TIME - 1100                    N6476Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBERLY,MO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1065                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND                             PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6476Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6476Z-1981-02-24), registration cancelled 1981-02-24, S/N 25-683 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-150) (registry code 7102503) (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 19770720020949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770720020949A), Jul 20, 1977: Piper PA25, Cairo, MO, 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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