# NTSB MKC79DCD44: Piper PA-25, N4957Y, Lost Nation, IA, September 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1979
- Place: Lost Nation, IA · LOST NATION, IA
- Location: 41.9675° N, 90.8181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lost Nation, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9675&lon=-90.8181&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 October 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2742  79/9/30    LOST NATION,IA      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1272
        TIME - 1350                    N4957Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOST NATION,IA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                                        ROLLING
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-ACFT STALLED AFTER CLEARING PWR LINE & DUMPING LOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4957Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4957Y-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 25-4758 (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

## 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 19790930026639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930026639A), Sep 30, 1979: Piper PA25, Lost Nation, IA, Destroyed. Stalled aircraft into trees after departing road for ag operation. Fact:overload, unsuitable terrain.

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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