# NTSB UNK64X1496: Piper PA24, N6293Z, Howard Lake, MN, April 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1964
- Place: Howard Lake, MN · HOWARD LAKE, MN
- Location: 45.0540° N, 94.0610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howard Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0540&lon=-94.0610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1496
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1496

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1065  64/4/28    HOWARD LAKE MINN    PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0645                    N6293Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 39, 3800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  800                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  900
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6293Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6293Z-1991-04-26), registration cancelled 1991-04-26, S/N 25365 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6293Z (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 MIA73DKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ13), Aug 12, 1972: Piper PA-25 (N6293Z), Elkmont, AL, 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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