# NTSB SEA70FXM19: Piper PA-25, N7749Z, Ontario, OR, June 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1970
- Place: Ontario, OR · ONTARIO, OR
- Location: 44.0253° N, 116.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0253&lon=-116.9774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70FXM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FXM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2541  70/6/17    ONTARIO,OREG        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1900
        TIME - 0915                    N7749Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONTARIO,OREG                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2190                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FIRST PASS. MARGINAL FLD WITH OBSTRUCTIONS ON 3 SIDES. OTHER END WAS OPEN. SPRAYING ONIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7749Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7749Z-1970-07-07), registration cancelled 1970-07-07, S/N 25-3929 (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: Ontario

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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