# Accident 19750509011479A: Piper PA25235, Leroy, LA, May 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1975
- Place: Leroy, LA
- Airport: Horace Vincent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.0788° N, 92.1923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leroy, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0788&lon=-92.1923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8787L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8787L-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,065 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750509011479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT DID NOT CHECK CONDITION OF STRIP.HIT WATER HOLE HIDDEN BY GRASS.INSUFFICIENT ROOM FOR ABORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW75FRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD46), May 9, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N8787L), Leroy, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8787L (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930519014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930519014459A), May 19, 1993: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Mexico, MO, Substantial damage. (-4)The pilot reported a partial loss of engine power during a spray run. He briefly applied carburetor heat, pumped the throttle and leaned the mixture, but…
- [Accident 19910709026739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709026739A), Jul 9, 1991: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Lost power. Flipped over on forced landing. Fuel was contaminated. Did not hold a aerial ag operator certificate.
- [Accident 19820820040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820040249A), Aug 20, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Fisk, MO, Destroyed. Caught a wing tip in milo on edge of ag strip during an attempted takeoff. Airplane ground looped and flipped over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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