# NTSB SEA74FYG31: Piper PA-25, N4565Y, Endicott, WA, April 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1974
- Place: Endicott, WA · ENDICOTT, WA
- Location: 46.9282° N, 117.6867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Endicott, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9282&lon=-117.6867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2179  74/4/22    ENDICOTT,WASH       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0615                    N4565Y              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 28, 1650 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUSTY,WASH                  ENDICOTT,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  350                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1800
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO CLEAR TERRAIN DURING PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN OVR DEEP DRAWS.6HRS PLT TIME IN LAST 24.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4565Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4565Y-1974-07-05), registration cancelled 1974-07-05, S/N 25-4224, built 1967 (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 19740422013469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740422013469A), Apr 22, 1974: Piper PA25235, Endicott, WA, Destroyed. Unable to clear terrain during pullup from swath run ovr deep draws.6HRS plt time in last 24.

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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