# NTSB OAK72FVA30: Piper PA-25, N7206Z, Corcoran, CA, October 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1971
- Place: Corcoran, CA · CORCORAN, CA
- Location: 36.0840° N, 119.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corcoran, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0840&lon=-119.5612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4061  71/10/11   CORCORAN,CALIF      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0130                    N7206Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 35, 4820 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEVEE RD AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORCORAN,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- NITE OPNS FRM GRADED DIRT RD.LNDD BEHIND DEPARTING ACFT,VSBLTY REDUCED BY DUST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7206Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7206Z-1981-07-08), registration cancelled 1981-07-08, S/N 25-3117 (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
- Airport: Levee Rd Ag Strip

## Other investigations on N7206Z (3)

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 OAK78DVA65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA65), Aug 1, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N7206Z), Raisin City, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75DVA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA58), Apr 8, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N7206Z), Corcoran, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK70D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0005), Jun 7, 1969: Piper PA-25 (N7206Z), Corcoran, CA, 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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