# NTSB SEA66A0069: Piper PA-25, N6807Z, Royal City, WA, June 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1966
- Place: Royal City, WA · ROYAL CITY, WA
- Location: 46.9018° N, 119.6209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Royal City, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9018&lon=-119.6209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0508  66/6/20    ROYAL CITY WASH     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 825
        TIME - 0650                    N6807Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROYAL CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1400                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- FLAGMAN,AGE 77,STARTED NEXT POST THEN STOPPED PLT DIR ATTN TO WIRE HAZARDS AFTER MAN STARTED MOVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6807Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6807Z-1993-12-15), registration cancelled 1993-12-15, S/N 252463 (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Royal City

## Other investigations on N6807Z (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 SEA68D0294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0294), Apr 27, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N6807Z), Palouse, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0330), May 19, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N6807Z), Palouse, WA, 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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