# NTSB MKC79DCJ21: Piper PA-25, N6765Z, Hemingford, NE, May 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1979
- Place: Hemingford, NE · HEMINGFORD, NE
- Location: 42.3213° N, 103.0754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemingford, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3213&lon=-103.0754&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0971  79/5/19    HEMINGFORD,NE       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4000
        TIME - 0700                    N6765Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSHVILLE,NE                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4360                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W/POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6765Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6765Z-1991-07-22), registration cancelled 1991-07-22, S/N 252387 (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: 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 19790519010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010559A), May 19, 1979: Piper PA25235, Hemingford, NE, Substantial damage. Struck pole on pull up from spray run.

## Other investigations on N6765Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC84LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA219), Jul 16, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N6765Z), Chadron, NE, 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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