# NTSB OAK68D0021: Piper PA-25, N4517Y, Lemoore, CA, June 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1967
- Place: Lemoore, CA · LEMOORE, CA
- Location: 36.2953° N, 119.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemoore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2953&lon=-119.7973&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 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1970   67/6/9    LEMOORE,CALIF       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2876
        TIME - 0515                    N4517Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2041 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - Z                          KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  245
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4517Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4517Y), registered now, S/N 25-4167, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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