Piper PA-25 N4955Y
25 July 1968 · Farwell, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 July 1968 at about 12:15 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N4955Y, operated by Wayne H Spradl, was involved in an accident during in flight near Farwell, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farwell, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N4955Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wayne H Spradl
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2297
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CAUGHT IN WHIRLWIND, ACFT WENT ON ITS BACK.ENG FAILED, WOULD NOT RE-START. CRASHED IN PLOWED FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-25 | Salinas, Puerto Rico, United States | Frank Dupre | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-25 | Surry, Virginia, United States | Lloyd H Barnwe | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-25 | Corcoran, California, United States | Quaadman Duste | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-25 | Eufala, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-25 | Bovina, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1968 | Piper PA-25 | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | Lambert Flying | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |