# NTSB SEA79FYA23: Piper PA-25, N6721Z, Adrian, OR, August 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1979
- Place: Adrian, OR · ADRIAN, OR
- Location: 43.7408° N, 117.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adrian, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7408&lon=-117.0709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1592  79/8/21  NR.ADRIAN,OR          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3500
        TIME - 0845                    N6721Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ADRIAN,OR                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3200                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -  2500                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- L WG HIT BEE HOUSE. DEFOLIATING ALFALFA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6721Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6721Z-1986-03-13), registration cancelled 1986-03-13, S/N 25-2332 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19790821021979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821021979A), Aug 21, 1979: Piper PA25235, Adrian, OR, Substantial damage. Ag pilot hit a bee house. Early morning with sun in pilot's eyes.

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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