# NTSB NYC69F0093: Piper PA-25, N6444Z, Great Meadows, NJ, July 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1968
- Place: Great Meadows, NJ · GREAT MEADOWS, NJ
- Location: 40.8758° N, 74.8966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Meadows, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8758&lon=-74.8966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2348  68/7/16    GREAT MEADOWS,NJ    PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 294
        TIME - 1815                    N6444Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  240                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- SPRAYING CABBAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6444Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6444Z-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 25-604, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6444Z (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 CHI80FER49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER49), Jun 16, 1980: Piper PA-25 (N6444Z), Grove City, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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