# NTSB MKC81DCQ33: Piper PA-25, N82438, Ingalls, KS, April 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1981
- Place: Ingalls, KS · INGALLS, KS
- Location: 37.8286° N, 100.4533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ingalls, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8286&lon=-100.4533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0762  81/4/29    INGALLS,KS          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 362
        TIME - 0830                    N82438              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INGALLS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INGALLS,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  120                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      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 -  3100                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W POLE & WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82438](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82438-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 25-7756013 (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
- Airport: Ingalls Muni

## 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 19810429020429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429020429A), Apr 29, 1981: Piper PA25235, Ingalls, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit pole during first swath run. Pilot did not see pole.

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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