# NTSB NYC75FHD48: Piper PA-25, N4887Y, Monroeville, NJ, May 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1975
- Place: Monroeville, NJ · MONROEVILLE, NJ
- Location: 39.6290° N, 75.1593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6290&lon=-75.1593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2011  75/5/30    MONROEVILLE,NJ      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6312
        TIME - 1730                    N4887Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSS KEYS,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT LDG GR STRUCK WHEAT,ACFT SETTLED INTO FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4887Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4887Y-1995-07-18), registration cancelled 1995-07-18, S/N 254692 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (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 19750530020239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750530020239A), May 30, 1975: Piper PA25260, Monroeville, NJ, Substantial damage. Acft ldg gr struck wheat,acft settled into field.

## Other investigations on N4887Y (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 NYC94LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA146), Aug 2, 1994: Piper PA-25-260 (N4887Y), Crown Point, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. OTHER RELATED FACTORS ARE CLOUD CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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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