# Accident 19850419076029A: Piper PA25235, Walnut Grove, CA, April 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1985, 11:40 local time
- Place: Walnut Grove, CA
- Airport: Spezia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.2306° N, 121.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2306&lon=-121.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9636P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9636P-2012-11-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419076029A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE GROUND DURING A TURN AFTER SPRAYING RUN. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND. HAD COMPLAINED OF DIARRHEA.

## 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 LAX85FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA216), Apr 19, 1985: Piper PA25-235 (N9636P), Walnut Grove, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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