# NTSB NYC76FHM04: Piper PA-25, N4360Y, Pine Island, NY, July 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1975
- Place: Pine Island, NY · PINE ISLAND, NY
- Location: 41.2979° N, 74.4593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2979&lon=-74.4593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3505  75/7/22    PINE ISLAND,NY      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1500
        TIME - 1130                    N4360Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE ISLAND,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM 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 -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  500
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT A TELEPHONE POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4360Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4360Y-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N 25-4860, built 1969 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19750722026379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750722026379A), Jul 22, 1975: Piper PA25235, Pine Island, NY, Destroyed. Acft hit a telephone 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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