# Accident 19810228006219A: Piper PA25260, Colville, WA, February 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Colville, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.5454° N, 117.8985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5454&lon=-117.8985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4991Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4991Y-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,846 total, 615 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228006219A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AG AIRPLANE DURING PULL-UP TO CLEAR A RIDGE AT END OF SWATH RUN. POSSIBLE WINDSHEAR.

## 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 SEA81FYP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP07), Feb 28, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N4991Y), Colville, WA, destroyed

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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