# NTSB SEA70FVQ04: Piper PA-25, N7635Z, Harrisburg, OR, May 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1970
- Place: Harrisburg, OR · HARRISBURG, OR
- Location: 44.2703° N, 123.1626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2703&lon=-123.1626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70FVQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FVQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2116   70/5/7    HARRISBURG,OREG     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N7635Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 27, 759 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            182 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AYRES STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,OREG             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  145                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLD SPRAYED ADJ TO STRIP.PROCEDURE TRNARND FOR LDG AFTR LAST RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7635Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7635Z-1970-06-02), registration cancelled 1970-06-02, S/N 25-3767, built 1966 (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: Ayres Strip

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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