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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA25 · Lost Nation, IA · September 30, 1979

Date
September 30, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Lost Nation, IA
Airport
Maquoketa
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4957Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79DCD44
Reported as
Piper PA25
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,272 total800 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stalled aircraft into trees after departing road for ag operation. Fact:overload, unsuitable terrain.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED AIRCRAFT INTO TREES AFTER DEPARTING ROAD FOR AG OPERATION. FACT:OVERLOAD, UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.