# NTSB OAK68D0350: Piper PA-25, N6864Z, Hanford, CA, April 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1968
- Place: Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Location: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3281&lon=-119.6548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0350
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0350

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0884   68/4/8    HANFORD,CALIF       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N6864Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 33, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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 -  245
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- FLEW UNDER WIRES.SETTLED INTO WHEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6864Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6864Z-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 25-2555 (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

## Other investigations on N6864Z (2)

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 OAK70F0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70F0076), Aug 8, 1969: Piper PA-25 (N6864Z), Hanford, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX65F0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0076), Apr 27, 1965: Piper PA-25 (N6864Z), Lovelock, NV, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.