# NTSB OAK74FVG32: Piper PA-25, N4676Y, Clarksburg, CA, March 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1974
- Place: Clarksburg, CA · CLARKSBURG, CA
- Location: 38.4193° N, 121.5416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4193&lon=-121.5416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0473  74/3/12  NR.CLARKSBURG,CALIF   PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 20000
        TIME - 1230                    N4676Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLARKSBURG,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  40
        REMARKS- SETTLED,WG HIT BUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4676Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4676Y-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 25-4400, built 1967 (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
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19740312006649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740312006649A), Mar 12, 1974: Piper PA25235, Clarksburg, CA, Destroyed. Settled,wg hit bush.

## Other investigations on N4676Y (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 OAK70DVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVG36), Jun 22, 1970: Piper PA-25 (N4676Y), Lincoln, 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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