# Accident 19830813041049A: Piper PA25260, Whittemore, IA, August 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1983, 07:00 local time
- Place: Whittemore, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.0592° N, 94.4204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0592&lon=-94.4204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8559L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559L-1985-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 661 total, 127 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813041049A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND CRASHED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## 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 MKC83FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA189), Aug 13, 1983: Piper PA-25-260 (N8559L), Whittemore, IA, 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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