# NTSB NYC77DFA03: Piper PA-25, N9838P, Ticonderoga, NY, October 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1976
- Place: Ticonderoga, NY · TICONDEROGA, NY
- Location: 43.8423° N, 73.4230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ticonderoga, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8423&lon=-73.4230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DFA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3384  76/10/12   TICONDEROGA,NY      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 1793
        TIME - 1700                    N9838P              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBURY,VT               TICONDEROGA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  650                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  270                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- LAST PASS INTO THE SUN.SPREADING MOUSEBAIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9838P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9838P-1993-03-24), registration cancelled 1993-03-24, S/N 257556156 (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

## 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 19761012033879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761012033879A), Oct 12, 1976: Piper PA25235, Ticonderoga, NY, Substantial damage. Last pass into the sun. Spreading mousebait.

## Other investigations on N9838P (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 NYC79FFA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA29), Aug 6, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N9838P), Schuylerville, NY, substantial damage

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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