# NTSB MKC79DER58: Piper PA-25, N7298Z, Warroad, MN, July 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1979
- Place: Warroad, MN · WARROAD, MN
- Location: 48.9159° N, 95.3263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warroad, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9159&lon=-95.3263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2732  79/7/29    WARROAD,MN          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N7298Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 32, 4684 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            513 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARROAD MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARROAD,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1070                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7298Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7298Z), registered now, S/N 25-3111, built 1965 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warroad Mun

## 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 19790729028449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729028449A), Jul 29, 1979: Piper PA25235, Warroad, MN, Substantial damage. Eng. Lost pwr during swath run. Crashed in adjacent field. Flat terrain. Did not dump load.

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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