# NTSB SEA74DYG32: Piper PA-25, N7593Z, Genesee, ID, April 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Genesee, ID · GENESEE, ID
- Location: 46.5516° N, 116.9284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Genesee, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5516&lon=-116.9284&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1429  74/4/27    GENESEE,ID          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4095
        TIME - 0700                    N7593Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GENESEE,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         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-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                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2500
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRE ON LAST SWATH RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7593Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7593Z-1974-06-26), registration cancelled 1974-06-26, S/N 25-3679 (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

## 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 19740427011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427011759A), Apr 27, 1974: Piper PA25235, Genesee, ID, Destroyed. Struck wire on last swath run.

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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