# NTSB OAK78DVA65: Piper PA-25, N7206Z, Raisin City, CA, August 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: Raisin City, CA · RAISIN CITY, CA
- Location: 36.6033° N, 119.9092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raisin City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6033&lon=-119.9092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVA65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1913   78/8/1    RAISIN CITY,CA      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1250
        TIME - 0920                    N7206Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE ROAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAISIN CITY,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  700                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- LIQUID FROM HOPPER SPLASHED ON WINDSHIELD.
```

## 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: Private Road

## 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 19780801021529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801021529A), Aug 1, 1978: Piper PA25235, Raisin City, CA, Substantial damage. Liquid from hopper splashed on windshield.

## 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 OAK75DVA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA58), Apr 8, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N7206Z), Corcoran, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK72FVA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVA30), Oct 11, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N7206Z), Corcoran, CA, substantial damage
- [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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