# NTSB UNK64X4110: Piper PA25, N6027Z, Bartow, FL, September 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1964
- Place: Bartow, FL · BARTOW, FL
- Location: 27.8964° N, 81.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartow, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8964&lon=-81.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2990  64/9/23  NR.BARTOW FLA         PIPER PA25          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 6350
        TIME - 0755                    N6027Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1509 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  120
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6027Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6027Z-1975-06-23), registration cancelled 1975-06-23, S/N 25-32 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- 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 N6027Z (2)

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 MKC75FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER65), Apr 16, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N6027Z), Benson, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA67D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0119), Jul 28, 1966: Piper PA-25 (N6027Z), Sarasota, FL, 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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