Piper PA-25 N6774Z
4 April 1972 · Palatka, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 April 1972 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N6774Z, operated by Gator Aerial A, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Palatka, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palatka, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N6774Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gator Aerial A
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1026
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
5K TAIL WIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Terreton, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Amer Falls, Idaho, United States | Brown, NO | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Caldwell, Texas, United States | Harry R.gourle | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Nyssa, Oregon, United States | Ontario Flight | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Humbolt, Nebraska, United States | Claude Erisman | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Stratford, Texas, United States | Roach Spraying | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,925 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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