# NTSB SEA72DYG36: Piper PA-25, N4464Y, Odessa, WA, April 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1972
- Place: Odessa, WA · ODESSA, WA
- Location: 47.3326° N, 118.6894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3326&lon=-118.6894&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 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1744  72/4/26    ODESSA,WASH         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2590
        TIME - 0930                    N4464Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ODESSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ODESSA,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  1725                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- CHECKING QUANTITY IN HOPPER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4464Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4464Y-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N 25-4115 (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: Odessa

## Other investigations on N4464Y (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 SEA68D0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0015), Jun 23, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N4464Y), Kennewick, 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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